Comment by nottorp
1 month ago
Well, if EVs are made mandatory we'll have even less air polution because fewer people will be able to afford a car.
The auto industry seems to have ran out of early adopters already. Now they need a kick in the privates to make cheap EVs.
I’m reading your comment more sardonically about the state of US manufacturers, but globally I don’t think this holds up. Some of the most expensive vehicles—trucks and SUVs—have the worst mileage. Often the cheaper a new car is, the better gas mileage it gets.
This dynamic might not hold as consistently with used cars but it’s not entirely eliminated, either.
What does this have to do with mileage? It's about affording to pay for the damn car itself.
Compare the same category of car in gasoline and EV versions. See how the EV adds 10k to the price.
Not much by silicon valley latte standards of course. A lot by "i can barely afford a barebones renault" standards though.
Have you looked at the bulk of cars people are buying new? They're $60K+ trucks and SUVs. Those same people could be buying EVs today.
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Chinese EVs are much cheaper then traditional ICE cars.
... for now. They're starting to be taxed.
Also, someone who doesn't think in SV lattes may not afford to buy a car with unknown reliability.