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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Range anxiety is overrated compared to other factors that prevent adoption, especially price.
If the price was right, people would come on down (and buy one).
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I don't think so. I surely wouldn't buy an EV (say a Leaf) that had only a 70 mile range, because many of my trips are more than 70 miles, or so close to it that some unforseen event could have me running out of charge.
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Originally Posted by Hersbird
...the price is inflated on a pure electric. Seems like less complicated then making a hybrid yet they are crazy the extra they charge. I
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The manufacturers aren't charging extra: if anything, they seem to make less profit on electrics (normal for any new product). That 'extra' they charge is simply the cost of the batteries. Make cheaper batteries, you get cheaper electric cars - or you can put more batteries in to get more range for the same price.