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Originally Posted by Red Bread
You and this weird argument. First, the Taycan and eTron are both under six figures. $92k and $75k, before incentives ($10k in TX.)
And yes, a Porsche is not $35k. But why is that your arbitrary price point? An E90 wasn't $35k either and wasn't going to get better mileage than a Prius either.
Oops, Polestar 2. May solve all of your problems.
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$35K is not arbitrary it's a mathematical realization. At least in the US where gasoline is cheap, a $20K price delta between a $30,000 Accord and a $50,000 Model 3, buys about 270,000 miles of use at 30 MPG for the Accord. 270,000 miles is over 20 years worth of driving for the average American. A 2019 Accord is a nicer all around car than the Model 3. $35K for an EV brings a realistic time for payback vs. an ICE equivalent over 5 years, but within the realm of real ownership times.
And I really don't have a problem (yet
). I get to drive a classic BMW NA in-line 6, manual-transmission, rear-drive sports sedan for basically 31 cents a mile.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."