It’s 10 years, nearly to the day, considering that I very first drove the Nissan leaf – the very first mainstream pure-electric cars and truck on sale in Britain. excellent that 500,000 have been developed since. pity that its maker has nearly definitely made a loss on every one of them.
The issue is that 100-per-cent-electric cars and trucks with punishingly expensive battery packs are costly to make as well as somewhat tough to offer in big numbers, which in turn indicates they’re developed in low volumes. Such automobiles lack the needed economies of scale their less expensive, pile-’em-high, sell-’em-cheapish petrol or diesel counterparts enjoy.
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This isn’t just a Nissan problem, it’s a major headache for the worldwide motor industry. Keen, lean, indicate Elon Musk may have grasped the art of selling 100-per-cent-electrics at a profit, however Tesla is an exception to the general rule, since quite much every other firm loses money on pure-EV sales.
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So before we grumble about the unquestionably high cost stickers slapped on these cars, perhaps we must obtain some comfort from the truth that we’re able to get a lot of of them at less than cost.
But according to TV bloke turned EV crusader Robert Llewellyn, “Within two years, they will expense the exact same or cheaper, as well as makers who don’t do that will go out of business.” It indicates that in 24 months the – for example – Volkswagen e-up! (currently £23,000) will be the exact same as the petrol up! (from £13,000 today). as well as if it doesn’t, VW won’t survive. Really? You sure, Bob?
