Baffling, it is, that the Chevrolet Equinox is being hailed this way: "An Electric Vehicle That Everyone Can Afford Is Finally Here?" reads the headline of a news story. The story doesn't even give the price of the Equinox, but a search reveals it will be in the range of $30,000 when it rolls of the assembly line in 2023.
Bless Chevy for producing a car that cheap, but it is not cheap enough and it is not setting a new standard for low-priced EVs like the article suggests. Soon you will be able to drive an electric Kia Telluride off the lot for $34,000. A Buick Envision is yours for $32,000. The Mini Cooper SE Signature is but $31,000.
Take the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid for $29,600. The Nissan Leaf? Just $29,000. And a Chevrolet Bolt comes in at $26,600. The solar-powered Sion from Sono Motors is in the $30,000 range and the solar-powered Aptera Luna, $26,000.
Now, let's get serious. What about the Chevy Spark for $13,600. That will work. But why is Chevrolet taking this car off the market? Why? It is the cheapest of all the new EVs. When it's gone, there will be no more reasonably cheap cars on the market.
So, even inexpensive electrics are too expensive for the average Sam or Sally. Joe American works hard for his money, and so does Josephine American. Keep the EVs coming, but we need you to lower your prices so normal folks can afford them.
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