New EV deals - are they nearly used ICE car priced now?

[icowden]

Dunno why EVs are so much.

Largely because the bulk were/are being built as luxury cars. Musk offered his entry level cars (3 and Y) with tons of tech. Electric seats, cameras all round, AI, driver aids, touch screen etc etc. The ICE manufacturers recognising the competition went to create their own but as Tesla were so successful they needed to offer a similar level of bells and whistles - but given that Tesla were selling well at around £50k, they didn't need to be cheaper than that.

We are now starting to get some proper entry level EVs where the difference in price between ICE and EV is small. The Dacia Spring EV is £15k and is the EV alternative to the Sandero which is 13k.

 

[rogerzilla]

There hasn't been a big leap forward in battery technology for a while, and batteries remain expensive. The cost per kWh and the energy density of lithium ion batteries are not where they really need to be yet.

 

[cyberknight]

Largely because the bulk were/are being built as luxury cars. Musk offered his entry level cars (3 and Y) with tons of tech. Electric seats, cameras all round, AI, driver aids, touch screen etc etc. The ICE manufacturers recognising the competition went to create their own but as Tesla were so successful they needed to offer a similar level of bells and whistles - but given that Tesla were selling well at around £50k, they didn't need to be cheaper than that.

We are now starting to get some proper entry level EVs where the difference in price between ICE and EV is small. The Dacia Spring EV is £15k and is the EV alternative to the Sandero which is 13k.

sanderos now start at £14,200, i followed the link for £13 k and it appears to be out of date so not far behind the spring