• WCWRingMatSound@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It’s not a value proposition decision to buy an EV, just like it isn’t a value proposition to buy a luxury marquee.

    If value proposition was all that mattered, the “smart” choice for vehicles would only be pretty shallow: Civic/Corolla, Camry/Accord, HRV/Cross, RAV4/CRV, and Pilot/Highlander.

    At some point emotion has to be involved in the buying process.

    • GentlemanShark1@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Yes this exactly. I feel like so many people expect consumers to act in the way that economists do: making rational, value oriented choices.

      In reality, car buyers are making decisions that combine a multitude of factors like driving distance from a dealership, color choices, availability of certain options (e.g. heated seats or a full glass roof).

      Take a person trying to buy a midsize sedan for under $35,000 or $XXX/mo. If the Nissan dealer down the street can offer them a blue Altima with ‘snappy handling’ and ‘a nice ride’ for an acceptable price, that will influence them more than a supposed better product value offering of an Accordamry.