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Originally Posted by JRP3  This is the big unknown which I cannot find any good information on. What is the manufacturing cost of a glider? |
From what I know the Mitsubishi i ,which the imiev is based on, costs roughly $11k as a gasoline car, so it's pretty inexpensive even if they buy the whole car and rip out the gas engine. The gas car is already in mass production so it shouldn't be too expensive and it's based on their own car so they save even more money.
I have a hard time believing ~$45k doesn't cover their costs. If this is true, then this doesn't bode well for the Volt, which has the same size battery but in a base car that costs $17k, has a range extender, and a whole new interior and exterior design.
I believe the expensive price are partly from the Japanese market traditionally being higher cost, the two tax incentives allowing them to sell it at a higher price, low initial volume of EV components, and recouping R&D costs.
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