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I would be thrilled to pay 12-14k for a cheap electric car with moderate range, rather than 50-100k for an expensive one with 50-100% more range and all the bel
by BobaFloutist 2y ago
I would be thrilled to pay 12-14k for a cheap electric car with moderate range, rather than 50-100k for an expensive one with 50-100% more range and all the bells and whistles.
- AlotOfReading 2y agoExisting contracts aren't structured as a lump sum they can just tack on some margin for and dealers don't fully control their margins. There's half a dozen "incentives" that are given as percentages of sale price plus whatever additional fees they can throw on that need to equal that margin. It's not that these are impossible problems, but they require coordinated action in an industry that's full of mutually hostile parties.