Yes this stupid war makes me mad I just ordered a taycan and I bet it will be delayed a ton because of supply chain issues thanks a lot Putin (I’m not being serious about thanking Putin)This price increase is due to Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine and the hampering of natural gas flowing from the USSR, sorry Russia, into Europe. I doubt we’ll see it in the US (yet), but you can definitely blame Putin for this one.
You’re right in that Europe’s costs are increasing right now due to that thug Putin. But you can bet you’re bottom dollar that the cost of driving an EV here in CA will be more in coming years than now. Musk has been happy to help HIS customers but when his network opens up to the public it will be a revenue stream that I can’t imagine he won’t take advantage of. Then there’s CA. They encourage and incentivize the purchase (not to mention banning new ICE vehicles by 2035) and along the way the State will lose gas tax money so they will absolutely tax EV’s more through various methods. The method(s) of which remain to be seen……. Higher registration fees? Supplemental purchase tax like the gas guzzler tax? Add a tax to public chargers? One way or another they’ll get their moneyThis price increase is due to Putin’s war of aggression in Ukraine and the hampering of natural gas flowing from the USSR, sorry Russia, into Europe. I doubt we’ll see it in the US (yet), but you can definitely blame Putin for this one.