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Timeon t1_j8jp2t2 wrote

Reply to comment by redgumdrop in EU Parliament votes to effectively ban new combustion engine cars by 2035 by saltyswedishmeatball

Economies of scale will make it cheaper.

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capnbard t1_j8lacfk wrote

Greed of corporations will keep the price inflated.

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PerpetuallyOffline t1_j8lbb87 wrote

Making money will also require making products that more people can afford to buy. Aside from the luxury or specialist brands, carmakers will be forced to offer cheaper cars in order to reach more segments of the market.

Here in the US, it's already happening. EVs starting at $30K USD or even less are beginning to appear. That would have been unheard of even 3-5 years ago.

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jrquint t1_j8ldi2d wrote

Thats what 144 month car loans are for. You can afford it because you are not buying gas, duh! Also less maintenance. Its practically free.

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edgiepower t1_j8ms2cq wrote

Yeah nah.

By forcing people in to buying them, companies will realise they don't actually need to lower prices as they scale up.

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Timeon t1_j8msdh9 wrote

That's why you have companies competing with each other.

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edgiepower t1_j8n1rz9 wrote

Nah. No company wants to upset the balance too much. They all want to together to rig the market. The competition is a facade.

We all know Apple and Google work together for example to maintain the mobile phone duopoly. They teamed up to block Microsoft from getting in on the scene.

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