balthazar
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I agree that EVs, relatively speaking, should be cheaper to manufacture than an ICE vehicle. If they get the 'skateboard' thing going, that should further drop costs by a huge factor. But I would not expect EV pricing to drop below where ICEs are- business does NOT operate that way. Even if margins tripled, there is a 'baked in' ATP that people just assume. There are no Henry Fords in the industry today (lowered Model T price from $850 to $300).
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Right now the e-Golf has better range than the Leaf (125 vs. 107) at the same price, but Leaf moves 5 times as many. With CA being fully 50% of EV sales over the last 5 years, the numbers should be higher for the e-Golf, it appears. And the Leaf is a(n ugly) hatch. There are other factors, there always are, that create the full picture. At the segment's onset, unique EV models succeed, EV variants of others do not. Is this an element of 'look at green me' WRT making the choice to go EV?
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I really don't think this is a widespread thing any longer. When I bought my I6 F-150 in '94, one of the upgrades I planned was a better muffler when mine started to rot out. 146K and 12 years later and it was still rock solid. 14 years and 174K on my Silverado and the same thing. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it sure doesn't happen automatically like it used to.
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"mod into oblivion"
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ocnblu~ I'm kinda blown away by the current crop of trucks because I'm in such an old one ('04) and they've REALLY moved on from that point in time. Lot-walked a Ford dealer recently and the F-150s were very impressive. Also a fan of the Dodge's recent looks. Chevy is probably my least favorite (and I don't really care for the look of the GMT-800 I'm in, either, but couldn't bypass the deal); the front fascia is made up of like 150 pieces. For the GMs to come to the 'styling level' of the other 2 I have to be in a Sierra Denali. My '04 replaced a '94 F-150, which is still a quite pleasant/cohesive/non-fussy design. You seem to place great importance on newness & aesthetics, which makes your decision something only you can answer.
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Incorrect- as stated above, "all-steel body" referred to the exterior skin. Prior to that claim, car manufacturers didn't have large enough presses to stamp 1-piece roofs, and closed cars were finished with fabric inserts. I've seen these in person in Model T Ford's: wood framing, stretched chicken wire, some padding material, then a top stretched layer of canvas material which was then waterproofed. These were not ideal- they did require maintenance over time and weren't leak-proof. Cadillac showed it's Aerodynamic Coupe in '33, and it went into limited production for '34-37. It had an all-steel roof, thusly was the first 'all steel' body. GM didn't start promoting the feature until it was brought out in the other divisions in 1935. http://www.autonews.com/article/19960626/ANA/606260845/steel-roof-was-hard-to-come-by-at-first
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1959 BUICK INVICTA
But mercedes is uncompetitive and well behind the curve when it comes to PHEVs, they need to undercut the segment leader in price & appeal. Because "why buy a copy when you can buy an original?" MB is not only not leading edge here, they're not even remotely competitive. They had an electric van in the early '70s, but killed it off. That had up to a 62 mile electric range, vs. the C350e's 11 miles.
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