You have been misled then. Electric cars aren't expensive for any of the reasons you mention. They are expensive because of the batteries. Adding more demand for expensive batteries won't reduce the cost, it could increase it as the materials to make them become more rare. The rest of the car, other than the motor, is just a car. Nothing complicated. Even the motor shouldn't be all that expensive. Yes, there are efficiencies to be found in battery manufacturing, but it's a fundamental limit that is going to prevent economy electric cars from existing until they find a cheaper battery. And very smart people have been worknig on it for decades, and this is the best we have, which just won't make the cut for mass adoption. 99% of people don't care what powers their car. They don't need to be incentivized becuase it is scary or new or whatever. They just need it affordable.
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An electric car is virtually a cluster of battery packs on wheels. The Model S, the flagship of Tesla, has an electrical capacity of almost 60 kilowatt-hours, which means that nearly 42.25% of the car’s advertised retail price is attributed directly to its batteries. But all we can do is guess and do some crude calculations on the actual cost of a Tesla battery.
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