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Carmakers are failing to deliver affordable electric cars, holding back EV adoption | Disproportionate focus of manufacturers on large SUVs and premium models means we have too few mass-market cars. (www.transportenvironment.org)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I'm curious how popular small commuter vehicles would be. People spend a few thousand on ebikes and scooters. Would two seats with minimal cargo room, be the kind of thing that could be sold for 4-8k?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I've hunted hard as fuck for a Kei truck as it'd be perfect for my rural use case and not cost a ton and not take up a ton of room

Illegal where I live because fuck you

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I'd buy one tomorrow.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

I really like the idea of the Aptera for this.

Lowest could potentially be 25k but essentially free to operate, and hopefully easier to repair than mainstream evs, which very much are not.

But they haven't fully climbed the startup hill so I'll have to wait and see.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Wow, 0 to 100 km/h in 4 seconds, solar powered and looks like made by Gutamaya! Shuddup an' take my money! I hope it takes off and vehicles like this become the norm for commuting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

For fucks sake it should be. Most commutes don't need cargo space.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Spoken like someone with no kids who always lived near a grocery store

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Pretty much this.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's already available now as the Smart Fortwo Electric, and it's nearly $30k.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

30k is a problem. It's in the same price bracket as inexpensive ICE SUVs.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I'm not saying it isn't. I'm just saying you'll likely never see one brand new under $10K like you want, or even under $20K.