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The Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution Has Started (cleantechnica.com)
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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'll take out of context quotes for $100, Alex.

Those changes are over 40 years, only 13 years of which apply to your reference, and include only one component of a luxury vehicle. Also, the current base price for a Tesla Model S that it showed me was $150k. If we apply inflation to $140k since 2012 ($150k minus the $10k you said), we get a value of $197k. So, $47k cheaper in 2025 dollars.

I suppose you blame battery prices for why McDonalds costs more, too?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

But Elon told us EVs cost more than ICE because of battery costs. There are hundreds less components in EV versus ICE, and there could be even less if they removed the pointless gadgetry. As for the McDonalds comment, which makes no sense, maybe loosen your ponytail elastic.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

The McDonalds point is in reference to inflation, which will certainly have an impact on the cost of vehicles. And I feel like you don't grasp the concept of a luxury vehicle. By definition, it has more than the basics. This could be why my EV cost less than $20k used and a Model S costs $151k new. No ponytail, but I don't expect having one would hinder my basic math, economics, or English comprehension skills.