• nirad@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    is everyone just going to lose money in China to keep marketshare?

  • river_rambler@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    I wish they would’ve made this one here rather than the EV6. Even with a 27% tariff coming from overseas it’s still sub $30K for the base model and for the extended range it would be just over $30K + taxes + destination charges.

    I’m driving a 2011 Ford Flex and am a fan of boxy vehicles. I’ve been waiting for an EV to come out that kind of hits those design marks for me and this one is it. I don’t need a third row any more and I don’t want to pay $80K for a new car so I’m not interested in the EV9 even though its great looking.

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    1 year ago

    Doesn’t matter, it will be 30K + after the dealer fees and markup. I’m just going to get a Tesla so I don’t have to go through a dealership

    • Grouchy_Note812@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      That’s exactly what I was thinking! Too bad I already paid 2.5x as much for my Niro, but I love it anyways!

  • dbcooper4@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    64.2kWh battery pack in the $20k version. That probably means 200 miles of real world range if you’re lucky. Even the 88kWh version is pretty competitively priced.

    • Grouchy_Note812@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      That probably means 200 miles of real world range if you’re lucky

      Ummm… My Kia Niro, which is about the same size as an EV 5, has a 64 kWh pack and the real world range is actually quite a bit better than 200 miles on a full charge. At 80% it still has around 200 miles of range even in cooler weather, no luck required. Jus’ sayin’.

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    1 year ago

    How are they making them so cheap? Is it taxes? If it comes to Europe does it automatically double in price? I feel that’s what’s happening to any EV that tries it.

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    1 year ago

    Hmm. What other people call range, anxiety, I call getting to the big city. The long range vehicle would actually let me get to Vancouver from where I live.

    • Kody_Z@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Enough range to go to town for the day, have a nice dinner, do some shopping, then head back home.