The live wire costs 40% as much but also comes WITH 2 wheels less, 75KWH battery less. Less seating. No seatbelts. No airbags. No…. Car. 2 years of free charging on that thing probably adds up to less than 250KWH.
You do make some great points!
Yup, getting that extra 250 was like super important to me at the time. Now I realize there’s no way I’ll ever use it. I think my balance is at around 450 nearly a year in.
My Mach e came with free air. It was the biggest selling point.
I would say that might apply more to a “mass market, practical” vehicle, like a hypothetical “electric escape”. I think it might matter less for a car whose purchase decision is a bit more emotionally-based, like a Mustang (Mach E). Every single person who’s asked me about it has immediately commented on looks before anything else. In fact a couple driving a new BMW M something or other (sorry, recognize the M badging but I don’t pay attention to their models) when talking to me said “she took one look at it and wants one NOW.” And this was with just a walk around of my unwashed car and a look inside. He was a little interested in some of the “technical specs”. She was all about the look. I’m sure she’s not going to care about a single watt of free charging. ? that said, yes, there will be those for whom it’s a discriminator. Perhaps Ford can toss in the free charging the way they do “bonus cash”? I don’t know.
Ok, we are comparing Ford to a company who's numbers are on a steady decline and literally is one of the cheapest companies on the planet, yawn, yawn, thanks for the laugh this morning, time for another cup of coffee.
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