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Carmakers are failing to deliver affordable electric cars, holding back EV adoption | Disproportionate focus of manufacturers on large SUVs and premium models means we have too few mass-market cars. (www.transportenvironment.org)
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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I'm curious how popular small commuter vehicles would be. People spend a few thousand on ebikes and scooters. Would two seats with minimal cargo room, be the kind of thing that could be sold for 4-8k?

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's already available now as the Smart Fortwo Electric, and it's nearly $30k.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

30k is a problem. It's in the same price bracket as inexpensive ICE SUVs.

[–] Bonehead@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not saying it isn't. I'm just saying you'll likely never see one brand new under $10K like you want, or even under $20K.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For fucks sake it should be. Most commutes don't need cargo space.

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty much this.

[–] TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spoken like someone with no kids who always lived near a grocery store

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

False on both counts Bubba. Let me guess, you drive your extended cab f150 everywhere "just incase" you need it?

Grocery shopping shouldn't need to happen more than every couple days. Really once or twice a week should be enough. And do both you and your spouse need to go grocery shopping every day? Maybe one of you drives the small vehicle and the other the family vehicle?

Don't get me wrong, I also prefer to have the extra space, but I'm planning on buying a small hybrid truck so at least I am being more fuel efficient with it.

[–] magiccupcake@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I really like the idea of the Aptera for this.

Lowest could potentially be 25k but essentially free to operate, and hopefully easier to repair than mainstream evs, which very much are not.

But they haven't fully climbed the startup hill so I'll have to wait and see.

[–] the_third@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

The Aptera will be the next main hate target for all the Diesel-bros and other mouth-breathers. I would like one, but even here in Germany a car like that is developing No-Go zones in the east of the country.

[–] Shurimal@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Wow, 0 to 100 km/h in 4 seconds, solar powered and looks like made by Gutamaya! Shuddup an' take my money! I hope it takes off and vehicles like this become the norm for commuting.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

I'd buy one tomorrow.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I've hunted hard as fuck for a Kei truck as it'd be perfect for my rural use case and not cost a ton and not take up a ton of room

Illegal where I live because fuck you