F150 Lightning
#376
Lexus Fanatic
AMIRZA above is right...they will sell every one of these they make, so the price is clearly fine.
#377
Combine the increasing popularity of big giant 4-door trucks with increasing gas prices and the government pushing EV's down our throats and customers will pay anything. As long as they can have their truck.
#378
Lexus Champion
You clearly don't understand EV buyers. Nobody pushed me to buy one. Nobody is ever, ever telling me what to buy. I make my choices on what's best for me and family, and what I like. It's the same for anyone who buys an EV. Most are affluent and have an abundance of choices when it comes to buying cars. We chose them because to be frank, they are just better. If you had the choice (and yes, it's a choice) between 2 cars, one of them drives better, is smoother, has more power, rarely needs maintenance and it may be slightly more expensive but costs less in the long run, wouldn't you buy that car? I would in a heartbeat, and it's not because someone is forcing me. In fact you guys are the ones not exhibiting free will because your willfully allowing misinformation to guide your decisions, which is frankly pretty sad
Last edited by AMIRZA786; 05-14-22 at 02:26 PM.
#379
Lexus Fanatic
Yeah people who buy EVs don't feel "pushed" to buy them lol
#380
Lexus Test Driver
You clearly don't understand EV buyers. Nobody pushed me to buy one. Nobody is ever, ever telling me what to buy. I make my choices on what's best for me and family, and what I like. It's the same for anyone who buys an EV. Most are affluent and have an abundance of choices when it comes to buying cars. We chose them because to be frank, they are just better. If you had the choice (and yes, it's a choice) between 2 cars, one of them drives better, is smoother, has more power, rarely needs maintenance and it may be slightly more expensive but costs less in the long run, wouldn't you buy that car? I would in a heartbeat, and it's not because someone is forcing me. In fact you guys are the ones not exhibiting free will because your willfully allowing misinformation to guide your decisions, which is frankly pretty sad
#381
Lexus Champion
No kidding. No one is forcing anyone to buy a Tesla and they have a 9 month waitlist and selll everything they make and have the largest margins in the industry to boot. They also haven't had incentives in 2 years. You can't find an Ioniq 5 in any dealers in california. Go to inventory and you see them there and you call and they tell you those are already spoken for. Same with the Mach E and Kia EV6. EVs are growing rapidly and the only thing slowing them down is lack of battery supply.
It's the same in comparison if someone buys the standard F-150 vs the Lightning. Lightning will be better and cheaper in the long run
#382
Lexus Champion
Yeah they will. Companies know they can charge this since people are already paying at least a certain amount to operate. There is no such thing as cheaper when you move into new tech lol!
#383
Lexus Fanatic
And its ridiculous to say "people won't pay something" when they already clearly are.
Its like when people say Disney World has gotten too expensive. Well...its filled to capacity...so...its clearly not too expensive.
Its like when people say Disney World has gotten too expensive. Well...its filled to capacity...so...its clearly not too expensive.
#384
Lexus Fanatic
That sometimes depends, at least indirectly if not directly, on the automaker. You may want something, and the automakers simply don't build it, won't build it, or (as with a number of sedans) once built it and then dropped it. So, that means either deciding on something else brand-new or going to the used-vehicle market.
#385
Lexus Fanatic
I say "mostly" because, of course, there are other reasons as well, such as simpler, less-maintenance drive trains, low levels of engine noise, instant torque, and not having to deal with gas stations and the constantly-changing price of gasoline. But the main driver of the growing EV craze is clearly environmental.
Last edited by DaveGS4; 05-15-22 at 06:36 PM. Reason: Political commentary
#386
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by mmarshall
EVs, though, are growing mostly because of a subject that we cannot openly discuss on CL....governmental/political agendas on the environment.
I say "mostly" because, of course, there are other reasons as well, such as simpler, less-maintenance drive trains, low levels of engine noise, instant torque, and not having to deal with gas stations and the constantly-changing price of gasoline. But the main driver of the growing EV craze is clearly environmental.
I say "mostly" because, of course, there are other reasons as well, such as simpler, less-maintenance drive trains, low levels of engine noise, instant torque, and not having to deal with gas stations and the constantly-changing price of gasoline. But the main driver of the growing EV craze is clearly environmental.
#389
Lexus Test Driver
Originally Posted by xjokerz
It's the government telling us they're going to be number 1, so that's why Telsa's sales have exploded the last couple of years. The price of gas doesn't help either.
#390
Lexus Champion
Huh??? Even though they haven't qualified for the EV tax credit for the last 2 years? Makes zero sense
Last edited by AMIRZA786; 05-15-22 at 07:32 PM.