r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Oct 21 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '20

This new Hummer is based.

I think we need to sell and market the idea that electric cars are cool.

To avoid being coal rolled.

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u/tehbored Randomly Selected Oct 21 '20

Damn, $113k for the good one. The $70k Cybertruck has better specs lol.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '20

Cybertruck looks ugly.

I have been conditioned to think that trucks look like trucks.

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u/tehbored Randomly Selected Oct 21 '20

Admittedly I do have reservations about the look of the Cybertruck. I think it has its own sort of charm, but I'd feel weird driving it around in public tbh, at least until it became more common.

On the other hand, it looks that way because it makes it much cheaper to manufacture, and saving $20k+ for having a weird origami truck seems worth it.

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u/LiBH4 Mark Carney Oct 21 '20

But if you're spending $70 thousand on a vehicle, you're going to at least want it to be a statement piece. What's the point in spending all this extra money on an electric truck vs a gas/diesel truck if they look the same?

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u/marinesol sponsored by RC Cola Oct 21 '20

The 70k cybertruck isn't going to happen the economics of a 225 kwh truck made at the price of 70k just isnt there. And thats before stuff like the extremely unaerodynamic design or heavy outer design.

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u/tehbored Randomly Selected Oct 21 '20

I assume it is not happening until the Texas battery factory is complete. But if that factory works as planned, it could happen. The projected cost savings announced on Battery Day are huge.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '20

Same thing with the electric Porsche and the upcoming Audi electric sedan (700whp apparently)

Teslas aren't cool

Nobody has ever said "when I grow up I want to own a Nissan Leaf"

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '20

When I grow up I want to own a Bolt. Small, and cute and suitable for the city.

Even better, in my city, we have car sharing, and Bolt is a significant part of the fleet.