Silence electric 2 seater - victim of economy of scales?
Discussion
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/362273/tiny-sil...
I like this vehicle and it would be ideal in the city but £15,999!
Insane price.
Is it simply they can’t achieve economy of scales?
If this was the £8k price tag of a Citroen L’ami I would be a buyer as it has a more user friendly top speed and range.
I like this vehicle and it would be ideal in the city but £15,999!
Insane price.
Is it simply they can’t achieve economy of scales?
If this was the £8k price tag of a Citroen L’ami I would be a buyer as it has a more user friendly top speed and range.
blue_haddock said:
Could you not just buy a cheap smart car which does pretty much the same job?
The list OTR price of a new 'cheap smart car which does pretty much the same job' is £22,225, which makes the £16K quoted for this look like a relative bargain. The Smart fortwo is actually a segment up in terms of both size and performance, of course.
ACCYSTAN said:
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/362273/tiny-sil...
I like this vehicle and it would be ideal in the city but £15,999!
Insane price.
Is it simply they can’t achieve economy of scales?
If this was the £8k price tag of a Citroen L’ami I would be a buyer as it has a more user friendly top speed and range.
Surely in a city..I like this vehicle and it would be ideal in the city but £15,999!
Insane price.
Is it simply they can’t achieve economy of scales?
If this was the £8k price tag of a Citroen L’ami I would be a buyer as it has a more user friendly top speed and range.
Top speed is irrelevant .
92 mile range versus 47
Plug it into a 3pin plug once a month for 8 hours rather than 4
Citroen
For less than £2000 more you can have a proper electric Corsa
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15871849
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15692202
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15871849
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15692202
T6 vanman said:
For less than £2000 more you can have a proper electric Corsa
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15871849
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15692202
Look good valuehttps://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15871849
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15692202
But on which planet is this a good thing “ Liquid palladium facia with hot red accents”
52mph makes it a far more usable proposition than an Ami which I think tops out about 30, but I guess it also makes it considerably more... car-like and hence expensive to produce. It does feel difficult to make a case for at that price though; not car-like enough to compete with proper cars, but too close to cars in price (you'd have to be absolutely sure you're never going to want to carry four people or drive on a motorway not to find the extra £10k for an MG4).
Edited by kambites on Monday 26th February 20:15
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