Survey by VM: Is E-Mobility Too Expensive? Yes, but...
With the Citroën ë-C3, the French made a statement last week: it starts at just over 23,000 euros gross, and in 2025, a version with a shorter range is expected to follow for 19,990 euros. We wanted to know from our readers how they assess the pricing of electric cars. The high participation within a week shows that this topic is important to our readers. The voting was clear, yet balanced:
Clear favorite with 22 votes, or 43% of the votes, was the answer:
Definitely! There are hardly any mass-produced cars under 30,000 euros so far. Who is supposed to afford that?
At least 13 times (which corresponds to 25%), it was voted:
Mobility has generally become more expensive. But there are alternatives, and cheaper cars are in the works.
16 times or 31% of the readers chose:
Mobility has always been a "little luxury." But there are inexpensive electric car leases, cheap train tickets, and bikes and scooters as quick alternatives!
This could mean that expensive cars also have the advantage of indirectly advancing the traffic transition. After all, despite the ever-increasing number of cars, there are now a few more parking spaces in some metropolises, as many people find searching for a parking space a nuisance and have realized that many distances in the city are simply quicker on foot, by bike, or scooter. "Rental cars" in free-floating services have also increased in these areas and are usually fully booked on weekends.
However, with increasing digitalization and more complex technology, it is not necessarily expected that cheaper cars will make a comeback. Even with the basic ë-C3, Citroën dispenses with infotainment and instead uses the driver's smartphone – which is also a clever approach.
What does that mean?
Electric cars are fundamentally too expensive – but given rising inflation and rather shaky political prospects in general, the car could once again become more of a "little luxury" as it once was. This can also bring advantages. Our readers see it that way and very differently.
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