Rational yes, but good? Not necessarily. That same argument was made in the context of purchasing a hybrid versus a regular ICE. I was told by a friend who went to a car dealer that the dealer tried to convince him that it wasn't worthwhile to get a hybrid - it was going to cost thousands more for just a few extra mpg.
Sent from AltaMail From: EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVSE's everywhere or long range batteries? Date: 11/6/16, 8:07 AM On 6 Nov 2016 at 8:35, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > Once people with a daily 20 or 30 mile commute realize that they are > spending an extra $15,000 for a 200 mile battery that they never use, > when a $5,000 can do the same job we will start to see the practicality > come back in to the car purchasing decision. You're thinking rationally. That by definition puts you in a tiny minority. :-\ Vehicle buyers generally don't think that way. If they did, the Ford F150 wouldn't be the largest selling vehicle in the US, it would be something much smaller and more economical. Americans -- and from the looks of it, increasingly Europeans too -- want vehicles that can Haul Stuff. They may only Haul Stuff once or twice a year. Doesn't matter. What if they wanted to? Better be prepared! They're fine with paying the much higher costs of a big dumb blunderbuss vehicle all year long, just to have that capacity in the rare cases when they need or want it. I remember when I was in my 20s and a lot of the people I knew moved every year or two. The guy who got the most free pizza and beer was the one who owned a pickup truck. Today most of those people don't have to ask for help hauling things, because they own SUVs and pickups themselves. Americans want vehicles that can do (almost) anything. Those few who want EVs (face it, we're a pretty small minority) are mostly going to gravitate toward the EVs that can do the most -- the ones with the longest range. There are no doubt many reasons for Tesla's success, but that's a big one -- their range. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20161106/150efc63/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
