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I get all that, and certainly in the near future there will be vehicles that are only built to perform at a certain performance level (think electric camry's and accords). But once OEMs have better tech and are more efficient at scaling EV production, it will be more cost effective and profitable to "overbuild" a vehicle with options hidden behind a paywall than it is to diversify your lineup and let people order options ala carte that drive unique hardware and components for each vehicle. Customization and non-standardized builds are the main drivers in manufacturing costs.
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We were promised
sub $30K pedestrian performance level Tesla's long ago, and tax credits were pushed to make it possible.
Current price of cheapest most bare bones Tesla is $48,440,
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Also, the EVs are not here to save the planet. They are here because they are a more profitable business model and enough people seem to like them. The green aspect is just a convenient visage that makes government officials and CEOs seem more virtuous than they are.
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See point above. That price is over 25% more now than it was 5 years ago. Not only are they not getting cheaper, they don't even really want to sell them. They certainly know how to make one cheaper, they would just rather not.
https://electrek.co/2021/10/12/the-2...e-know-so-far/