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Originally Posted by necdb3
No excuses here. I was in the car business for 30 years. When your product is in demand, you can charge more. You can't tell me you've never seen cars selling for ridiculous pricing, if you attempt to, you're being niave.
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My dad was in the car business from before I was born until 1997. I was born in 1954 - feel free to do the math yourself...
I had one brother who spent 20 years in the car business (sales and F&I). I spent some time selling cars myself.
I'm not naïve at all. I understand it better than most.
To reiterate my previous post:
Competition is what is driving Tesla's price reductions.
They know that consumers now have many viable options
IF that want an EV. Tesla may be the sales 'leader' today, but that will change as other manufacturers start ramping up production of better looking and better performing EV's.
Like you, at this time I have no interest in one. I may in the future when the product proves itself for those that live in flyover country. Currently an EV is not a viable product for the vast majority of people.
The current buyers are upper middle class to filthy rich that want to impress their neighbors how concerned for the environment.
Funny thing, many of those folks who claim to be concerned about the environment are the same ones sailing in their private yachts or private jets (examples - John Kerry - Jeff Bezos)
John Kerry was among the many attendees at the climate change summit in Davos, Switzerland this year. 53% of those using private jets lived close enough to Davos that the trip could have easily been made by car or train with less impact to the environment. One attendee flew 10 miles to attend...
Jeff Bezos' private yacht burns 230 gallons of fuel for every hour that the engines are running. It's 127 meters long so about 60 feet longer than a football field.
When they start making EV's that the the working man can afford and have a viable charging solution for those that rent in places that don't have charging stations, EV's might just become more appealing to the average person.
They have a LONG way to go before long distance travel is practical here in the Midwest. Very long stretches with out high speed chargers readily available in quantities large enough and close enough to the highways to ensure a reasonable refueling time.