nberry:

I could be completely off base but paying over six figures for an EV seems absurd. It’s a tool to get from point A to point B. If anything the EV vehicles will be snapped up by ride sharing companies but not at exorbitant prices. This will be interesting. 

 

People have no problem paying that much for Tesla Model S/X already. That proves a market is there for 6 figures appliances. It's like fridges, why buy those hyper expensive Sub-Zero or Miele fridges when there are cheaper alternatives.

And why buy those expensive Teslas when there are cheaper alternatives like the Nissan Leaf? In a way it's a prestige thing to buy the more expensive stuff. That market was the sole possession of Tesla before, now it's gone forever from their portfolio, Porsche just took it from their hands. 

As for car sharing companies, there lies the great charging problem. There are no convenient charging everywhere like gas stations. Uber and Lyft could get away with that as their drivers decides when to take a fare, so they can schedule charging around calls. But Car2Go can't do that. They charge rentals per minute, so no one has time to pay them and charge up a electric car just to go somewhere. Heck, those clients don't even go fill up the gas tank. I have friends using Car2Go, they just go find one that's not on a empty tank. Eventually someone will bite the bullet and pay the $5 to fill up and the time required, but rarely you see someone that kind. 

 


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