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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Speedbump, post: 2779758, member: 75637&quot;]The more affordable version was unveiled last year, production prototypes have been roaming the roads of the US for months now, and actual customer cars are expected to begin production in a few weeks. There are currently over 400,000 reservations for the car where a person had to put down a $1,000 deposit, so these are not just people that signed up for an email list. The car will sell for $35,000 before tax incentives. Options will obviously add to the price. </p><p><br /></p><p>This isn&#039;t something that is still years off. Its happening right now. </p><p><br /></p><p>Unlike the legacy auto industry, innovations in EV technology will make the cars more affordable, not more expensive. The cost of battery cells compared to their energy storage has been falling and will continue to fall as more companies develop new technology and manufacturing processes. Long distance highway capable EV&#039;s that could sell in the 20&#039;s are not unrealistic within a few years. </p><p><br /></p><p>Other car makers are still one to two years off, but they are on it. Its mostly the Germans at this point, but both GM and Ford have launched programs to sell real mass market (and profitable) EVs by 2020.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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