That’s nuts. Batteries are still the barrier. You can’t even convert one with that much range for that price
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 10, 2020, at 3:30 PM, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > EVDL Administrator via EV wrote: >> Elon Musk promised us a $30k Tesla. He didn't deliver one... >> >> Get that bloody Model 3 down to the price it was supposed to be, $30k. Then >> introduce a couple of cheap and cheerful little basic hatchbacks the size >> of, say, a VW Up and a Peugeot 208. Price them around $15-20k and $20-25k... >> >> THOSE are the EVs that will change the world - EVs that almost anyone can >> afford. Not big, bloated, heavy, gimmick-laden expensive luxury EVs for a >> tiny wealthy minority. > > Things take time, David. Maybe Tesla will get there. Maybe not. > > If he's in it for fast money, then building luxury cars is the way to go. > Charge all the market will bear. > > If he's in it for the long term, then he will make a car that "everyone" can > afford. After all, there are a lot more "everyones" :-) This is what Henry > Ford, Steve Jobs, Clive Sinclair, Nikola Tesla, and many other idealistic > innovators chose to do. They nearly went broke in the short run; but their > big ideas and vision paid off handsomely and improved the world in the long > run. > > I'm sure Musk knows this. Maybe he's a Robin Hood at heart, and is only > robbing the rich now to build a company that can give to the poor later. Or > maybe he's just another P.T. Barnum; a showman and businessman, out for all > he can get from a gullible market. Time will tell. > > Lee Hart > > -- > If happiness is on your mind, here's a daily list to find: > - something to do > - something to look forward to > - someone to love > - someone to take good care of > - and misbehave, just a little > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
