It seems way too soon to expect that it would be profitable yet. Sent from my iPhone
On May 23, 2014, at 8:10 AM, Zeke Yewdall via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > Does anyone have any idea how Nissan is doing profitwise, on the similarly > priced Leaf? They're selling really well around here (I see several a day > just driving around, often several at the same time), and not just in > compliance markets. I know the early prius wasn't a profit maker, but it > turned around.. wondering if the leaf has turned around yet. > > Z > > > On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 1:54 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> http://autos.aol.com/article/fiat-chryler-ceo-please-dont-buy-the-fiat-500e/ >> Fiat-Chryler CEO: Please Don't Buy The Fiat 500e >> May 21, 2014 >> >> [image >> >> http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/28007ffd7f2a724d2fc78386e2d1dac0/200147006/01-2013-fiat-500-turbo-review.jpg >> The 500e is costing Fiat $14,000 each time it sells (Fiat) >> ] >> >> Company loses $14,000 on ever electric vehicle >> >> Fiat-Chrysler's CEO had a strange request for electric vehicle shoppers on >> Wednesday: don't buy the all-electric Fiat 500e. >> >> While CEO Sergio Marchionne was speaking at a conference in Washington, he >> told the crowd he's tired of Chrysler-Fiat losing money, The Detroit News >> reported. >> >> "I hope you don't buy it (the 500e), because every time I sell one, it >> costs >> me $14,000," he said to the audience at the Brookings Institution. "I'm >> honest enough to tell you that." >> >> Marchionne said federal and state fuel efficiency mandates are forcing the >> automaker to build unprofitable cars, according to Reuters. A normal Fiat >> 500 starts at almost $17,300, and the 500e starts at $32,650, before >> federal >> and state tax credits. There is no sales data to indicate how the 500e is >> performing. >> [© 2014 AOL] >> ... >> >> http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140521/AUTO0101/305210092/Marchionne-Fiat-loses-14K-every-electric-500 >> Marchionne: Fiat loses $14K on every electric 500 >> May 21, 2014 >> ... >> >> http://news.boldride.com/2014/05/fiat-ceo-tells-customers-to-not-buy-one-of-his-cars-but-which-one/49355/ >> 'Fiat-Chrysler CEO would rather customers not buy the Fiat 500e EV' >> 22 May 2014 >> ... >> http://www.complex.com/rides/2014/05/fiat-ceo-sergio-marchionne-500e >> Fiat CEO: "Don't Buy a Fiat 500e" >> May 22, 2014 >> >> >> >> For all EVLN posts use: >> >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date >> >> >> http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/7424/20140514/teslas-elon-musk-200-gigafactories-will-be-needed.htm >> Musk sez '200 Gigafactories' Will Be Needed >> >> >> http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/05/13/3437155/batteries-sold-first-quarter-2014/ >> Sales Of Hybrid And Electric Car Batteries Have Tripled In Three Years >> >> >> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/latest/panasonic-signs-letter-of-intent-on-tesla-gigafactory/story-e6frg90f-1226914396206 >> Panasonic signs 'letter of intent' on Tesla gigafactory >> >> >> http://www.theverge.com/2014/5/13/5695442/my-house-is-my-gas-station-and-so-is-yours >> My house is my gas station (and so is yours) >> >> >> http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2014/05/adorable-elderly-couple-buy-matching-teslas/ >> Adorable Couple Buy Matching His&Her Tesla-S EVs >> + >> EVLN: 2014 i-MiEV, most affordable EV in America arrives this spring >> >> >> {brucedp.150m.com} >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Their-CEO-sez-Don-t-buy-the-Fiat-500e-EV-tp4669611.html >> Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at >> Nabble.com. >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140523/55bcc441/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
