In my post, I specifically at italicized North America, and I’m not speaking for UK pricing, and I don’t know what consumers generate annually on average in your market, what are the economic costs for a living, etc. None of that was taken to account for your specific market.You can get some very small EV’s here from the likes of Nissan and Renault but even those are £20k+. The average car purchase in the UK is £12k.
But I wouldn’t classify EV as a luxury segment, just because it’s an ‘EV’. I would look at a parity of what specific features is offered at what price tag, but there are EV manufacturers who are more luxury oriented, like Lucid, were they are very open about being a luxury segment EV.
Both my wife and I have outstanding careers, but we also choose to spend more on vehicles, because we can afford to do so. But more to the point, it’s not that I think EV’s are unattainable, it’s because of limited availability, and there are specific regions in North America that are not well equipped for the EV infrastructure as I already mentioned.I’ve never spent more than £25k on a car and I have a decent job.
Used EV’s are definitely not affordable, as they almost cost just as much as a new one, but the used vehicle market is also very unstable, where used vehicles have a much higher price tag of what they’re worth right now, and vehicles in general holding value.Who are those 30 grand cars aimed at or are you suggesting they would be more affordable secondhand?
I know this is obvious, but when a consumer is considering purchasing a ‘new vehicle’, they’re also trading in a used vehicle that is probably in good condition, which will naturally decrease the value of a new EV or other vehicle of interest. So it’s not like somebody is just purchasing a new car without putting any money down and totally financing the full amount, there are factors that there is a trade-in of current vehicle owned, tax incentives, that all help decrease the value of what the final price tag is for a new car.