• dtiberium@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    VW CEO: $22K ev is of course possible, not 2025, but now, and it is an id3, but only in China! /s

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    1 year ago

    Under the hood it’s not even electric and the whole thing was a lie to pretend like it’s not filling the atmosphere with harmful emissions.

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    1 year ago

    Hmmm This from a company that drove its pro EV leader out and is now reducing its EV output …

  • NaivePeanut3017@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Perfect! That’s right around the time I’ll be financially ready to trade in my 2011 ICE vehicle for an EV

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    1 year ago

    It’s possible to make one now, with a small battery. So the measure of this 2025 vehicle will be down to the size of the battery, if it’s 70kWh or more it will be impressive.

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    1 year ago

    I test drove the ID.4 this weekend. Pro trim, sticker around $50k. Plastic door panels, manual seats, no sunroof, manual lift gate.

    Can’t wait to see what the $22k car looks like. Cardboard?

    Tesla does a great job of including all the features on every trim. People are sick of traditional manufacturer games where you need to spend thousands more to step up a trim line to get something basic such as power seats

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      1 year ago

      Honestly best reason to go Tesla I don’t have to spend hours researching which trim gets what. Sometimes the top trim doesn’t have everything there’s additional add ons.

      But no USS sucks. Really not excusable.

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      1 year ago

      I mean I guess, if you count a 7500 tax credit. IIRC it was just under $30k heavily discounted after the fire scare

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      1 year ago

      More accurately, it’ll be a Pre-owned ID.4 I got a Pro S with Gradient trim earlier this year for a hair under $30k. With an original retail of almost $50k,I have a hunch that ID.4s will reach that attainable price in short time.

    • QuitYoJibbaJabba@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I have a 2019 eGolf. If they produce a new version with the only improvments being larger battery capacity, heat pump, and better remote interface, I’d 100% jump on it.

  • MrAppletree1742@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Yea it’s because cost for lithium and other core materials is dropping, hence why Tesla is also looking at a minimalistic entry level EV