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> The Ford Mustang Mach-E, ranked third in EV registrations, is the only non-Tesla vehicle in the top five rankings, S&P said. Those EVs were followed by the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Kia EV6, Volkswagen ID.4 and Nissan Leaf.

Nothing new here, really. Until there's something legitimately good in the $25k range, someone who drives for pleasure (5 to 10k miles per year) will have to wait a while before their EV purchase makes sense.

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$25k is the floor for most manufacturer's cheapest 4-cylinder sedans. Cars that small really haven't shown up in the EV market; most seem to be of the crossover variety. (Though the Bolt starts around $26k and the Leaf around $28k)

I have an EV6 and I just bought my wife an ID.4. In looking at car for her, a larger vehicle is the most important factor to her. She had a Rav4; the ID.4 is about the largest we could get in a reasonable price point. However, Chevy's Equinox and Blazer in the pipeline look very compelling, both in terms of size and price point, but they won't be here until 2024.

There are a good few electric cars in the 20-30k range in the European market. I think the new Fiat 500e (usually about 20-25k after subsidy/tax relief) is due to be released in the US at some point, and there's a small Honda of similar role which might be, too.

Will be amazing if Tesla can figure out how to manufacture a sub <$25k commuter EV.

It could be done now except cars are expected to be safe and fast.

Further to this, you can buy a an EV city car in China for $5,000. But it’s tiny, it tops out at just over 60mph and it would never meet US crash regulations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuling_Hongguang_Mini_EV

I'd be happy with an interurban. I could visit my friend in North Carolina.

Fiat figured out how to sell the 500e for $17k

That’s exactly the next item in their pipeline:

https://electrek.co/2022/10/20/tesla-next-gen-electric-car-p...

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