Re:Lightyear One
by rufius on Friday August 05, 2022 @01:56PM
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Lol - get real. $255k? It's not particularly "cool" looking so unless they fix the styling, I can't see people dropping $255k for a solar car.
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Wow....I was expecting $50k-$60k. I have no idea how they expect this car to sell unless they're taking the boutique "roadster" approach that Tesla did to get a foot in the market.
The difference between this and the Roadster is that, the Roadster was cool, this is...goofy looking and practical.
I can see this appealing to the "hyper-miler" crowd, but that's not the crowd that would want to or could drop six figures on a car.
Plus the sun is really hard on car paint and interiors. It's part of why people prefer covered parking or garages. Thought at $255k maybe they've used way, way more UV- and heat-resistant materials than most cars do.