• dan1101@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    And what the EV market needs is a Model T, reliable and affordable. Not all these luxury models that go 0-60 in 3 seconds.

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      1 year ago

      The Chevy Bolt is an EV that sells for less than $30,000 and gets 250 miles of range on a charge. The base model is even under $20,000 after the tax subsidy.

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          1 year ago

          Yes, after a 7-year run they are retooling the factory for electric trucks, while committing to bringing a second generation Bolt to market sometime in 2025. Who knows if they’ll pull it off, but the sub-$30k EV market is going to grow with or without Chevy/GM.

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      1 year ago

      There’s a tidal wave of “cheap and good enough” Chinese EVs starting to sweep the global market, fulfilling pretty much what you said. The new BYD Qin retails for $15,000.

      If the US puts up protectionist trade barriers, the US auto market will turn into an enclave of gas guzzling SUVs, totally divorced from the rest of the world.

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        1 year ago

        the US auto market will turn into an enclave of gas guzzling SUVs, totally divorced from the rest of the world

        Already is lol. Ford I believe sells one car in the USA now, the Mustang. But they still sell plenty of cars overseas, including things like the Focus ST Estate that we never got here.

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      1 year ago

      You are asking for a Prius Prime and/or RAV4 prime.

      Which are super reliable and selling like hotcakes for a reason.

      Push the ‘EV’ button and both Prius Prime and RAV4 prime will drive in electric only mode.