Auto Dealers : (adds "Market Adjustment" $$$ to offset the cheaper EV prices...) "Hey, why no one buy EV? We need a bail out!"
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this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2023
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Nissan leaf.... IS FIFTY GRAND?! +custom charger +shit range.... yeah I'll keep my 10yr old dino burning corolla mate.
Seems like it starts at $28k before tax credits? Base model of course, but still...
https://www.nissanusa.com/vehicles/electric-cars/leaf.html
Edit: Also, not to say that's cheap by any means, but in line with other inflated gas auto prices.
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I do miss smaller cars and if they were electric too? Count me in! The 80's economy cars were the best.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Earlier this week, we learned of an effort by some auto dealers to pump the brakes on the US government's electric vehicle adoption goals.
EVs are sitting too long on dealership lots, they say, and the public just isn't ready to switch.
But the industry has some work to do if it wants to smoothly transition from those early adopters to the "early majority" phase, and JD Power's advice sounds a lot like what we constantly hear in the comments: build smaller, cheaper EVs.
And mainstream customers have to pay a lot more for the privilege of going electric; an EV powertrain only adds about $4,000 to the price of a comparable premium SUV, but the gap between a mass market compact crossover and one with an internal combustion engine is around $18,000.
Like it or not, EV buyers have some legitimate concerns not shared by people buying conventionally powered vehicles.
"The sooner EV stakeholders focus on consumer education and significant investment in EV charging infrastructure, the sooner mass market consumers will follow," JD Power said.
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nah, they've made their evil choice, just let me import a small cheap EV from some country that cares. Just liquidate US automakers churning out larger and larger ICE trucks and SUV's.