The average transaction price of a Tesla has fallen by 19.5 percent over the last 12 months.

  • Mx Phibb
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    21 year ago

    I was surprised to see how right you are, at least in the more commercial side like the Transit Connect. Out here in STL you can’t swing a dead cat without hitting 10 of them, and yet Ford only sold about 25K this year… Did STL buy them all? That said, I do think that skipping an entire market segment is not helping things, especially a very visible market, contractors. Whether they need a van or a pickup, large or small, there’s a ton of contractors out there, people interact with them every day, and yet there’s been no attempt to make a vehicle for them. The Brightdrop you mentioned is a step van, far larger than most contractors need, that’s a fleet type vehicle. Ford Lightning is pricey, and it seems like GM is trying to top that with the upcoming Silverado EV, and as to vans, there’s zero, VW is bringing one here, but they won’t be bringing the cargo version in.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      Yeah that sucks.

      Although, talking to my regular contractors every single one of them thinks that EVs are bullshit and would never drive one. So, maybe these manufacturers know their market…

      • Mx Phibb
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        11 year ago

        I’m not surprised to hear that, but I think at least some would change their minds if’n there was the oppurtunity