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Enthusiasts (and occasionally virtue signalers) buy EVs without incentives. Average person doesn't want to pay extra for an EV.
This IMO holds true for some other things going on in the car industry. The annoying large touch screens in particular. But not people wanting ICE vehicles which tend to be more affordable
People are blowing massive amounts of money on giant overpriced trucks, which also cost a lot more in the long run because of fuel costs vs charging.
You are just repeating industry propaganda.
Well, idk about power prices in the US, it's definitely cheaper to fill up than charge in my country. Of course I drive a diesel for the fuel efficiency. Petrol may be a different story.
And if people are blowing massive amounts of money on giant overpriced trucks - well, that's what they want then, and they get more of said giant overpriced truck for the same amount of money by not having 20-40k worth of batteries in it. It's still the consumers (who in this case are idiots) that want large overpriced V8 diesel trucks and telling them otherwise IS the car company trying to tell them what their preferences are.
It is far, far cheaper to charge at home here in the US.
A 2026 Nissan Leaf starts at under $30k in the US like most other comparable ICE cars. Batteries do not add 20-40k.
Everything you are saying is wrong in the context of the US. If your prices are that far apart where you live, that sucks.
I at one point looked up the price of a new Audi E-Tron battery and it was 37k. Dealer markup is part of it for sure, but the battery has to be pretty expensive to begin with. The E-Tron was more expensive than the bigger and better equipped Q7 too IIRC but I could be wrong.