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[–] Pretzilla 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

But Volvos have never been cheap. Also big and heavy forever.

Make an eFit for $15 - 20k and sell a bazillion of them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Good luck finding enough batteries for that many cars. That’s the entire problem right now. They can’t scale the production to the point that will make the production of econobox EVs reasonably profitable. Because the worldwide production capacity of lithium batteries is lagging behind the demand right now. Also why the cost of the batteries are high.

[–] Pretzilla 5 points 1 year ago

Well the answer is right there - smaller cars, smaller packs. Can power 2 or 3 fit sized EV's for every lightning F150 pack.