Message: 1 Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2023 22:15:39 +0100 From: "EV List Lackey" <evp...@drmm.net> : wrote:
I keep hearing that Tesla might introduce a smaller, cheaper EV. That would open up EVs to a wider range of drivers, but would also cut into their profits. It'll be interesting to see which of those is more important to them, or rather to Musk. > And those other EV's aren't being produced in enough volume to be much > competition either. >No offense, but that strikes me as a rather US-centric statement. I assure >you that in Europe, the traditional automakers are serious about building >and selling EVs - in Europe. >They seem less concerned about the US, probably because they need all they >can make for the EU. Another possible reason is that they foresee likely >future US political trends that will favor ICEVs and disfavor EVs. >David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey If you look at history you will see selling a lot at low prices works. At least it did for Henry Ford. Don't forget,Tesla controls a lot of battery manufacturing. The have the batteries. Everyone else doesn't. Their cars are efficient and need less batteries. Do the math. Lawrence Rhodes -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20230120/fd3bf0f0/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
