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Today I read an article that said Honda is now offering the fully EV Fit for $259 per month as a lease over 36 months. That is unlimited mileage, includes car i

Today I read an article that said Honda is now offering the fully EV Fit for $259 per month as a lease over 36 months. That is unlimited mileage, includes car insurance and a home charger (!) Tesla's whole model was to eventually create a mass mileage car for $25,000 to $30,000. I'm now convinced that by the time they get there the market will be hyper competitive and they'll be squeezed out or marginalized. They may become the Apple of the car market - high margin, great brand, small marketshare %'s - which is nothing to sneeze at. But I'm worried now they've missed their opportunity to really make it as a stand alone brand. Perhaps they'll become a service supplier to the overall industry with charger stations and batteries etc.

jack-r-abbit 13y ago
Just like with gas cars, not everyone wants the same thing from an electric car. I wouldn't buy a gas Fit, what makes you think I'd buy an EV one?
- jusben1369 13y ago
  It's not really much of a rebuttal to my point though is it?
  - jack-r-abbit 13y ago
    I think it is. For any product you are going have a range of prices. $15k cars exist... but people still buy $150k cars. So just because Honda gets an EV Fit onto market doesn't mean Tesla missed any mark. If they become the Apple of the EV market, then there is no missed mark.
- hamxiaoz 13y ago
  I won't buy a gas fit but I'll get a EV fit because it's 4 door (bettern than spark ev) and has better looking than leaf.
  - jack-r-abbit 13y ago
    right... so not everyone wants the same thing from a car.
marcell 13y ago
Many of the major car companies are building electric cars, but often in low volumes, and only in select markets. Building electric vehicles is a way for them to satisfy clean air requirements in California and other states. For the Honda EV Fit in particular, they are making just 1,100 of them [1]. [1] http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-honda-fit-ev-pricing-20130530,0,4539192.story http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-honda-f...
- jusben1369 13y ago
  That's a fair point. This article included a comment "Honda says it is expanding certified dealers for the Fit EV, sold in eight states, from the current 36 up to 200 by this summer." - that is, this is a serious push vs just something to offset the clean air requirements.

jack-r-abbit 13y ago

Just like with gas cars, not everyone wants the same thing from an electric car. I wouldn't buy a gas Fit, what makes you think I'd buy an EV one?

jusben1369 13y ago
It's not really much of a rebuttal to my point though is it?
- jack-r-abbit 13y ago
  I think it is. For any product you are going have a range of prices. $15k cars exist... but people still buy $150k cars. So just because Honda gets an EV Fit onto market doesn't mean Tesla missed any mark. If they become the Apple of the EV market, then there is no missed mark.
hamxiaoz 13y ago
I won't buy a gas fit but I'll get a EV fit because it's 4 door (bettern than spark ev) and has better looking than leaf.
- jack-r-abbit 13y ago
  right... so not everyone wants the same thing from a car.

marcell 13y ago

Many of the major car companies are building electric cars, but often in low volumes, and only in select markets. Building electric vehicles is a way for them to satisfy clean air requirements in California and other states. For the Honda EV Fit in particular, they are making just 1,100 of them [1]. [1] http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-honda-fit-ev-pricing-20130530,0,4539192.story http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-honda-f...

jusben1369 13y ago
That's a fair point. This article included a comment "Honda says it is expanding certified dealers for the Fit EV, sold in eight states, from the current 36 up to 200 by this summer." - that is, this is a serious push vs just something to offset the clean air requirements.