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GM ends production of Brightdrop van (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 months ago by reddig33@lemmy.world to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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Dumbasses.

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The van was a range leader, but also was more expensive than its most prominent competitor. Brightdrop’s vans started at $74,000, while Ford’s E-Transit van with extended battery range sold for $51,600.

So a much more affordable EV has been adopted and this article is lamenting the loss of what, exactly? Feels like a GM marketing piece.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

It’s just weird that they couldn’t get the price down. How has Ford “magically” met their price point?

They should have switched them to cheaper LFP batteries when it wasn’t selling.