Chevy, Ford... going into electric trucks.
We're living in exciting times. Ford intend to have cargo space infront in place of the engines. And think of roomy interior and high ground clearance without those gear boxes and power train wi...
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time2roll wrote:pianotuna wrote:all depends on what your definition of profit is and how heavy the corporate burden.
Hi,
The simple answer is wrong. The Nissan Leaf makes money, and has since 2014.SidecarFlip wrote:Bionic Man wrote:
Are any electric vehicles currently profitable for the manufacturer?
Simple answer..... NO.
Tesla vehicles create profit but carry a heavy burden from continuous expansion of existing production, continuing technology development and new vehicle development. Does Tesla the company make a profit... certainly not.
Exactly, and pioneers always carry the big burden of research and development.
And start ups, think all those computer companies, are unprofitable until they achieve economies of scale that will absorb all the development costs and overhead into bigger production and higher number of units produced.
Why do you think every car company is now going into it if there is no profit at the end of the rainbow?
