Electric Cars price drops

Does live drops matter. Is it not current price that counts?

saves you having to go and look Ithe original ever changing price.

Yes, a new EQE now seems well priced especially when you compare it to say a BMW i5. I wouldn’t be too hopeful for the A6 E-Tron as Audi don’t seem bothered about selling any of their current EV’s in any kind of volume.

Toyota have dropped the Bz4X by around 8k.

EQE price makes id7 seem a bit overpriced now doesn't it?

Not sure where they're going with the id7, apart from the number it's hard to see how it's worth the price differential from id4.

I reckon id7 price is for the chop soon. It should be in the 40s.

Remember there's feck all VRT on these things.

Yeah good point but this Merc discounting seems to be a fire sale rather than a permanent price change? Either way great value for anybody in the market now with 60k to spend. Can’t logically see anybody spending 90k on an i5 with this option available

They'll either discontinue them, downgrade them to cheaper smaller battery models or continue to sell at a price the market will pay.

Fire sale to shift stock or not, they won't be going back to 80k+ for something the market has already rejected.

I predict all EVs will drop below the price of whatever ICE they are competing with in Ireland by start of 2025.

Not so far, but i’d expect a price cut, as the new Kona Electric, was price announced, well before any of the cuts, around October last

No Sign of Hyundai dropping prices on EV (yet) , having said that I wonder I'm not sure that used prices have dropped in tandem with new prices for other marques, VW, Skoda, Renault EV

Polestar 2 brand new circa €45k on carzone I see.

They dropped 8k off Ioniq 6 in Oct.

Early 50s I believe.

Isn't it just. I think that's a market mover to be honest.

Pressure downwards on the likes of a vw id7 which is close enough in price, and on the bmw i5 too.

Only thing is it's not a popular exterior design at all and that may be hampering sales. It's growing on me though.

I know but not many changes I believe?

Quite tight for space inside though but has great range with such a big battery. Seems to be a lot of variance on price with different dealers for some reason.

Isn't the new model gonna be RWD instead of FWD?

They are trying to shift the fwd models but I would be surprised if they notice much of an increase in sales when the rwd version arrives in Ireland in the Autumn. Dealers are struggling in general. If the P2 started at 44k going forward that would be interesting. I'm getting on great with it but if I am to even consider sticking with the brand in the future, they need to drop their prices like everyone else.

I noticed VWs new Tiguan Rline is over 62k for a Diesel. If we see a new trend emerge of overpriced ICE and underpriced EVs, then surely there will be a balancing out later down the line.

How so.

If have more faith in Toyota fixing any issues than VW. Better warranty, and I think warranty is important on EVs.

Yes, New EV’s definitely harder to shift now. A lot of new sales in the last 2 years were driven by the fact used EV’s with decent range where either unavailable or overpriced. The tide has turned now and anyone that bought last year has taken a big hit. Obviously doesn’t matter unless you need to sell or want to trade it. Dealers just don’t seem to want them no matter what the badge on the bonnet.

Ioniq has the longest car warranty, Enyaq is next and ID.4 after that. All have the same time/distance based battery warranty. You’re likely to be buy a used ID.4 significantly cheaper though.

The updated Polestar 2 looks the same, but the front grille has been replaced by a body-colored panel called the ‘SmartZone’, which houses safety-related technology like cameras and radar.

Under the hood, they've changed a few bits. The new electric motors across all variants deliver more power. The single-motor version now boasts 295 bhp and 490 Nm of torque, resulting in a quicker 0-62 mph time of 6.2 seconds. Meanwhile, the dual-motor models offer even more performance, with 421 bhp, 740 Nm of torque, and a swift 0-62 mph time of 4.5 seconds.

Battery longevity is excellent in the P2 so I suppose the extra bit of range is a bonus on the new model. I think its about 40km on the standard range. This is helped by the fact that the car will be RWD going forward on the base model.

No they are not. VRT is much higher on ICE cars and they don't qualify for a sweetener in the form of a grant from the tax payer. The fact that the likes of VW, etc can knock thousands off their EV range overnight says to me that they were robbing buyers.

2017 is now 7 years ago, the world has moved on but €65K is definitely stretching it for a Tiguan.

Completely, but it's driven by retailers. To delve further into a point raised earlier, manufacturing costs often remain significantly lower than what customers might perceive. The real issue lies with the intermediaries—the ones selling to the end user—reaping substantial profits. Volkswagen’s recent price reduction of over €10,000 prompts us to consider factors beyond mere inflation; there seems to be a more intricate story unfolding such as price gouging.

https://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/peugeot/308/fpa/3648718?journey=Search

e308 Wagon is a similar price to ICE versions.