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More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.

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[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 49 points 5 months ago (4 children)

fuck you NYT, define affordable... Nope, that's not affordable.

[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 27 points 5 months ago

They implicity, but clearly, define it: the same price as gasoline cars.

Also, Become != Are. It even notes, right in the blurb there, that they're getting there, not that they are there.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Nope, that’s not affordable.

i had the same thought and i'm also thinking that i'm going to keep my 15 year old car until it dies in the hopes that i can get those brand new $10k ev's that people outside the united states can get right now.

[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago

Stuff like this is starting to make its way into automotive youtubers feeds now. I just saw one where he picked up a Model S P85D for like $10k or something crazy because it was "insurance totaled". The issue was they'd let the battery die in the lot and some idiots didn't think to charge it.

[–] febra@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

But think about the american car makers that produce a lot of their stuff abroad anyways! Who's going to stuff their pockets?? God forbid you get cheap chinese EVs!

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

those will start at ~$25,000.00 if they get sold in the USA.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

due to the bonkers high tariffs.

i hope they start building them in mexico.

[–] ShortFuse@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Recently, Mr. Lawrence said, customers have been snapping up used Teslas for a little over $20,000, after applying a $4,000 federal tax credit.

3rd sentence?

I'll share the rest because the paywall:

Carmakers including Tesla, Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the owner of Jeep, have announced plans for electric vehicles that would sell new for as little as $25,000.

More than half of the used electric vehicles on the market sell for less than $30,000, according to Recurrent, a research firm that focuses on the used E.V. market.

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Idk, you can get a used Tesla for like $25k now.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I don't want a used Tesla, though.

[–] sushibowl@feddit.nl 6 points 5 months ago

Be careful with those, chances are it's an old fleet vehicle and those are not always the most well taken care of.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.world -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

you can buy a brand new one for $10k outside the united states