Well then the enlightened hacker argument simply turns into: "People who can't afford an electric car are stupid".

Or more charitably to the consumers: "Having all EVs priced as luxury vehicles is stupid." Fortunately, non-American manufacturers are doing something about this, while Americans continue to dream about an electric Ford Maverick.

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AnthonyMouse a day ago | parent [-]

A new Chevy Bolt starts at $27,600. The least expensive new ICE car in the US is still over $20,000 and will cost you most or all of the difference in fuel depending on how much you drive.

The real "problem" is that price-conscious buyers will be buying used, and then you need EVs to be a larger percentage of new cars for a few years before they're a larger percentage of used cars.

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overfeed a day ago | parent [-]

I doubted you for a second due to a clear, years-old memory of the announcement canceling the Bolt — so I checked and it was cancelled! Only to be brought back, only to be cancelled again. So the current (2027) Bolt is the last model consumers can buy- the factory will be retooled for the Chevrolet Equinox.

	▲	AnthonyMouse 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And then they'll probably bring it back again as soon as Trump is out of office. There are also other electric cars for under $30k.