Wtf is up with the prices of electric vehicles?

Question

i mean why do they keep making cars that help the environment but cost more then what we make in a life time?what do they want the celebrity's to show them off and make us want to say,i want that car cause that always happens!!!!!!and wtf not all of us have 1 million dollars to pay for electric cars!!!i saw it on the news.they keep s******g us and the environment!!!do you get what i am saying.i hope you do!!!well basically my question is,why do they make electric cars cost over millions of dollars and they know we cant afford it?you don't need to answer this,just put what ever you think about it.

Answer 1

We are being scared into the notion that we have to have them to save the world.  They know people are gullible enough to buy into this myth.  This allows them to charge higher prices.  Do you really think they are in it to save the world?

Answer 2

bladerunner is a hyundai getz converted to all electric battery power for $32k approx in Castlemaine vic avail now

Answer 3

The largest component to the high prices for electric vehicles, both plug-ins and hybrids, is the cost of batteries.  However, once battery costs go down (and they eventually will), these cars will be cost-effective, since fuel costs are so much lower.  Also, they produce fewer emissions, even if the electricity used to drive the engine was produced with fossil fuels.

Answer 4

greed.

at one point, everything that's "new" will be costly. VCR's used to cost 1200 dollars.

Answer 5

nimh batteries   are costly  but the transition  to the lithium is even more costly  cause they can explode  so  the gm ev1 used nimh batteries so does the original Toyota hybrids  i believe Toyota is going to release in 2009 a lithium version  also anything in america is more costly when new  like the xbox 360 people paid up to 3k for one when they first came on the market  the demand is there  no difference for cellphones-cars-clothing,etc  demand is demand  but its not all about demand

Answer 6

first off electric cars are not as expensive as you claim, the tesla roadster is on the market for under $100k. that said, how many electric cars do you see on the road today? if tesla sold say 200,000 cars per year, you can bet the price would come down quite rapidly. it is a matter of simple economics. at some point the company has to make money to stay in business, and there is a break even point where you have to sell enough cars at a certain price to cover expenses. after that point you start to make money. if sales volume is low, the break even point is rather high, if sales volume is high, the break even point is rather low.

Answer 7

They are new and development costs are high. The price will come down, as long as oil doesn't.

Answer 8

supply and demand. but yea, i know what you mean. everybody seems out to squeeze every last penny out of everybody else. gas, food, clothes you name it! my grocery store just doubled the price of meat and then they tag on that preferred customer card thing and have the balls to say, "you saved two dollars!" , i was so excited i nearly smiled. RESEARCH? haa! it's a rechargeable battery with an electric motor on wheels. it has stop and go. it has all the technology of a battery operated rc car.