What happened to EVs? The sudden slowdown in electric car sales is a symptom of a much uglier problemExactly. I was referring to small and compact vehicles accompanied by a low price that could make the vehicle an "addition" to the family, not necessarily a replacement for an existing ICE vehicle already in the family. The Fiat 500e is more expensive than a gasoline Corolla, Civic or similar, so has stiff competition from onset based on price. I don't expect Fiat will sell that many.
For enough buyers to look past a "city-type" BEV's limited size, range, and performance limitations, IMO price would have to drop below $20,000. Tesla plans on Model "2" around $25k, but with about 250 miles of range. That's a "real" car that can replace an ICE family vehicle (I'm not expecting Tesla will make $25k price target anyway). As far as I know, Chinese manufacturers are only companies building such affordable city cars in < $20k price range.
Anyway, now that BEV prices have come down some, I would like to see manufacturers focus more on entry-level EVs for the masses rather than just on expensive SUVs and pickups.Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:33:37 +0000
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