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Re:EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then G... by TheLoafOfBread on Monday March 27, 2023 @05:00AM (#35324449)
> It's relevant because it relates to cost, which is your very first bullet point.

This would hold water only if BEVs would be actually cheaper, they are more expensive than complex ICEs. So your whole thesis goes out of the window.

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Re:EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then G... by schiffern on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @01:40AM (#35353083)
>> BEV cars will be much cheaper

> they are more expensive

Present tense vs. future tense. Please read more closely!

The (Wright's Law) trend of EV cost is quite clearly dropping below ICE vehicles. At their recent investor day, Tesla unveiled the first plausible engineering pathway to a $25k vehicle, ie equivalent to a $17k ICE car.

It's no great secret that currently the biggest problem with EVs is upfront cost. That's why the serious players are focused on precisely this problem.

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