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Ford cancels EV battery orders as losses widen to $130,000 per vehicle sold (www.notebookcheck.net)
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[–] dondelelcaro 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is why the incremental cost of a unit are often a better measure for longer term profitability and decision making than the unit average cost, especially when you aren't factoring in the market size and ability to repurpose sunk costs in that unit average cost.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Exactly, which is where the term "economies of scale" comes from.

More units = more economy