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

That’s exactly the next item in their pipeline:

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

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

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