I don’t care to find out Just mindlessly fill up petrol whenever I am grocery shopping in Costco. Now, you want an old man to change habit? Better be quantum improvement.
I spend ~$2500/year on gas for my car…not a Prius, a quick and fun to drive German sedan. On top of that there is maintenance. With an equivalent level EV (e.g. Model S) charging cost would be $450–500/year with an EV rate plan. Maintenance should be ~50% of an ICE. Put it all together and you’re looking at ~$2,500/year in savings compared to a similar petrol car. How much is that savings worth to you? To me it’s 6–10x, $15–25k more that I can justify spending on an EV vs a gas powered car.
I don’t really think the Kona Electric is a $60K Model 3 killer. They seem to serve different audiences. The Model 3 is fun to drive, lively, fast, and packed full of quasi-autonomous tech. The Kona, OTOH, by all accounts, is a dull drive, but practical.
I think the Kona Electric is a “35K vaporware-Model-3 killer”.
The real question is, assuming a 20K spread in average transaction prices between the two (say, 37K vs 57K, not including tax credits), will the Model 3 REALLY be a huge volume hit in this space? Or will the Kona Electric cannibalize sales from all those people that wanted a 35K Tesla but now realize there’s no such thing, and hence, will buy a Kona instead?
Hanera, I’m disappointed in you. You’re paying MSRP for a 2019 Camry, and not even getting a $409 discount (1%), thus getting it into the 30s? (just kidding )
Price has dropped since I bought, could be due to currency fluctuation, US dollar is stronger than Yen. Presuming I have bought mine recently? Adjusting for inflation, the price is …