| ▲ | HeyLaughingBoy a day ago | ||||||||||||||||
For a significant segment of the US population, that thing wouldn't get them to work and back, so they'd have to charge it both at home and at work. And in many cases, forget running any errands, picking up kids from daycare, etc. And minimum speed on US interstates is typically 40mph, so that reduces its usability even more. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | rsynnott 15 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
> For a significant segment of the US population, that thing wouldn't get them to work and back, so they'd have to charge it both at home and at work. What does 'significant' mean here? I find it hard to imagine that a _large_ number of people have a round-trip of like 100km to work; that would be horrendous. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | phildenhoff a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
I don't think this car is designed for them, similar to how trucks are not designed for urban areas. Not every car has to cater to every demographic. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | thelastgallon a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
28% of trips are under a mile, 52% under three, 64% under five, 79% under ten, 93% under twenty-five, and 98% under 50 miles. Only 0.8% of the trips are over 100 miles! > For a significant segment of the US population, that thing wouldn't get them to work and back 0.8% is not significant. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | applfanboysbgon a day ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
I think you wildly overestimate how many Americans are white-collar workers commuting 100 miles to a 6-figure job. A <$10k EV was never even remotely aiming at that market to begin with. | |||||||||||||||||
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