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Musk was adamant that low cost EVs were a waste of time. But high quality low cost EVs have a chance to change the world for the better.

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[โ€“] manxu@piefed.social 18 points 2 months ago (9 children)

I think low cost EVs are the perfect vehicles for the electric transitions. You needed some flagship model like the Tesla Roadsters at first to make EVs cool, but a cheap EV means you can have it as second vehicle for a family and don't have to worry about range anxiety, because you still have your monster gas guzzler available.

Then, over time, you realize you never use the monster gas guzzler anymore because 99% of your trips are well withing EV range. The main problem, then, is that nobody will want your monster gas guzzler any longer.

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