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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
I'd be fine with reallocating the rebates, but we should recognize that the supply constraints are affecting all vehicle types right now, and gas prices have obviously spiked.
I honestly don't know the answer - is current demand an anomaly vs. 12/24/36 mths ago?
I agree it would be good to see more incentive for even lower price point. You probably don't want to highlight the environmental drawbacks of batteries at this point, but it would be great if we could see a ton of 'simple' EVS with ~200km range and OTD cost closer to $25k. The current trend will see everyone paying for + carrying around 2-3 times more battery (and rare metals) than necessary 364 days a year.
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This is where I think the PHEVs make so much more sense to decarbonize the world. Extraction of materials for batteries is likely the current bottleneck to widespread adoption. So if you focused on 50k-100k range with Gas back up you satisfy probably 80% of the kilometres driven with 1/4 to 1/8 the batteries.