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Old 06-05-2019, 02:28 PM   #95 (permalink)
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Tesla price point

Ford Motor Co. is offering one flavor of it's Lincoln Navigator at a MSRP of $92,000.It's a F-150-based vehicle.
For a like vehicle,with better performance,lower cost of ownership over the life of the vehicle,and ability to run on zero-carbon,would the Tesla ultimately not be the better value?
AeroStealth's 2014 EcoBoost F-150 drops from 22-mpg,to as low as 9-mpg,towing his 5th-wheel,and at a 10-mph lower speed.That's like shrinking the fuel tank from 36-gallons,to 14.7-gallons.Nobody goes spastic over that!
And industry analysts talk of a $20,000 profit/per unit on the Ford.I don't hear any criticism for them not lowering their price.
Remember,Tesla is trying to replace ICE with EV.It's their reason for being.If they can make a like-value truck,what's the problem.For me,the Tesla would be a giveaway compared to the Ford.
Save the petroleum for plastics,so we can feed that 800-million pound/year gyre in the Pacific Ocean.
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