Battery prices are falling, so why are electric cars still so expensive? nature.com 14 points by littlexsparkee 20 hours ago
akagusu 19 hours ago It's 2025 - prices are based on value, not costs.If batteries are costing less, this means higher profits for car maker, not lower prices for buyers.
littlexsparkee 20 hours ago I don't see mention of protectionism here, i.e. keeping lower cost players like BYD out of the US market (whose price point was ~$30k iirc)
bigbadfeline 16 hours ago Lack of competition, keeping prices high by silent agreement, it's everywhere, not just cars.
Arnt 17 hours ago They're basing an assessment of car products on one market, and picking an unusual one? Weird.
dismalaf 18 hours ago A lot of governments stopped subsidising electric cars. And now the rise of tariffs. IT4MD 16 hours ago "Tariffs" is an odd way to spell "abysmal stupidity and malice", but I appreciate the effort, nonetheless.
IT4MD 16 hours ago "Tariffs" is an odd way to spell "abysmal stupidity and malice", but I appreciate the effort, nonetheless.
It's 2025 - prices are based on value, not costs.
If batteries are costing less, this means higher profits for car maker, not lower prices for buyers.
I don't see mention of protectionism here, i.e. keeping lower cost players like BYD out of the US market (whose price point was ~$30k iirc)
https://archive.ph/Nvp4b
Lack of competition, keeping prices high by silent agreement, it's everywhere, not just cars.
They're basing an assessment of car products on one market, and picking an unusual one? Weird.
A lot of governments stopped subsidising electric cars. And now the rise of tariffs.
"Tariffs" is an odd way to spell "abysmal stupidity and malice", but I appreciate the effort, nonetheless.