Battery prices are falling, so why are electric cars still so expensive? nature.com 14 points by littlexsparkee 6 months ago
akagusu 6 months 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 6 months 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)
Arnt 6 months ago They're basing an assessment of car products on one market, and picking an unusual one? Weird.
bigbadfeline 6 months ago Lack of competition, keeping prices high by silent agreement, it's everywhere, not just cars.
dismalaf 6 months ago A lot of governments stopped subsidising electric cars. And now the rise of tariffs. IT4MD 6 months ago "Tariffs" is an odd way to spell "abysmal stupidity and malice", but I appreciate the effort, nonetheless.
IT4MD 6 months 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)
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They're basing an assessment of car products on one market, and picking an unusual one? Weird.
Lack of competition, keeping prices high by silent agreement, it's everywhere, not just cars.
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.