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Old 06-20-2022, 10:32 AM   #151 (permalink)
Isaac Zachary
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At this rate, a new $30,000 apthera will still cost $30,000 in 10 years. My $7,000 leaf 4 years later is worth at least $10,000 on a bad day.
And did you know you're Leaf would go up nearly 50% in value the time you bought it? Trying to predict the future here aren't we, and it's not as easy as "I know everything." In 10 years we could all be buying Chinese brand cars and everyone else could be struggling to still exsist for all we know.

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Let's say not a leaf. Whats the lightyear going to have that tesla wont besides massively underutilized solar panels?
Hopefully a CCS charging port.

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Tesla could be more efficient but that costs more.
I don't buy that. The main loss of energy on nearly any car is aerodynamic drag. Car manufacturers put looks ahead of aero because they know the masses of people don't have a clue and don't care. And designing and aerodynamic car isn't expensive with the tools and technology we have now.

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