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Are you saying a new EV will ever be cost competitive with a used gas car? If so, I disagree, unless heavy penalties are imposed on using an ICE.
by manmal 2y ago
Are you saying a new EV will ever be cost competitive with a used gas car? If so, I disagree, unless heavy penalties are imposed on using an ICE.
- kristopolous 2y agoThere's already sub $10,000 conventional form factor EVs such as https://electrek.co/2024/03/06/byd-launches-cheaper-seagull-ev-9700-price/ https://electrek.co/2024/03/06/byd-launches-cheaper-seagull-... And then there's the immensely popular $4,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EV https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuling_Hongguang_Mini_EV https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuling_Hongguang_Mini_EV Meanwhile the average used car in the USA is $25,000 https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/buying-a-car/when-to-buy-a-used-car-a6584238157/ https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/buying-a-car/when-to-bu... So this is already a reality, we're just living in the time of the disruptive arbitrage interregnum.
- itsoktocry 2y agoYes because those have features we want in cars. Do you think the engine is what makes a car expensive? Building a $10k ICE car wouldn't be difficult.
- manmal 2y agoA used Dacia ICE is quasi unbeatable, you just can’t compare apples with oranges.
- kristopolous 2y agoThis isn't apples and oranges. The point of most cars being bought used is most cars are almost purely functional. If the math works out that electric is financially superior, it will come out ahead for those use cases. That's why electric car adoption is an s curve