Bill Gates Once Pinned Price As Hurdle To Mass EV Adoption: Now, Tesla, Lucid And Rivian Are Gearing Up To Launch Cheaper EV Models
Bill Gates Once Pinned Price As Hurdle To Mass EV Adoption: Now, Tesla, Lucid And Rivian Are Gearing Up To Launch Cheaper EV Models
"This approach will result in achieving less cost reduction than previously expected but enables us to prudently grow our vehicle volumes in a more capex-efficient manner during uncertain times."Many, including Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, have previously flagged the high price point of electric vehicles, as compared to gas counterparts, as hindering mass adoption of EVs. However, EV makers are now gearing up to make more affordable models.
許多人，包括特斯拉公司（納斯達克:TSLA）首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克和微軟公司聯合創始人比爾·蓋茨，之前曾指出電動車與燃料車相比的高價格是阻礙電動車大規模普及的因素。然而，電動車製造商現在正準備推出更實惠的車型。
EV Giant Paves The Way: During Tesla's third-quarter earnings in October, the company said that it is preparing to launch new vehicles, including more affordable models, starting in the first half of 2025.
電動車巨頭鋪平道路：在特斯拉的第三季度業績中，該公司表示，準備在2025年上半年推出新車型，包括更實惠的款式。
"These vehicles will utilize aspects of the next-generation platform as well as aspects of our current platforms and will be able to be produced on the same manufacturing lines as our current vehicle line-up," the company then said.
公司隨後表示：「這些車輛將利用下一代平台的某些方面以及我們當前平台的某些方面，並將能夠在與我們當前車輛系列相同的製造線上生產。」
"This approach will result in achieving less cost reduction than previously expected but enables us to prudently grow our vehicle volumes in a more capex-efficient manner during uncertain times."
公司表示：「這種方法將導致成本降低幅度低於預期，但使我們能夠在不確定的時期以更有效的資本支出方式謹慎地提高我們的車輛成交量。」
Startups Follow Track: EV startup Rivian Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ:RIVN), meanwhile, intends to start production of R2 in the first half of 2026.
初創企業跟隨軌跡：電動車初創公司Rivian Automotive Inc.（納斯達克:RIVN）則打算在2026年上半年開始生產R2。
The R2 SUV is expected to be priced at around $45,000, making it a cheaper and more mass-market offering than the company's R1 vehicles which have a starting price of around $70,000.
R2 SUV的預期價格約爲45,000美元，比該公司起價約爲70,000美元的R1車型更便宜，更適合大衆市場。
Lucid Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:LCID) is also looking forward to starting production of a high-volume midsized platform priced at around $48,000 in late 2026 as a direct competitor to Tesla's mass-market offerings Model 3 and Model Y.
Lucid Motors Inc.（納斯達克:LCID）也期望在2026年底開始生產一個價格約爲48,000美元的高產量中型平台，作爲特斯拉的市場主流車型Model 3和Model Y的直接競爭對手。
Legacy Players Strive To Keep Up: Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) CEO Jim Farley said in February that it developed a "super-talented skunkworks team" to create a low-cost EV platform two years ago and they have developed a flexible platform that will be deployed to several types of vehicles.
傳統汽車製造商努力跟上：福特汽車公司（紐交所:F）首席執行官吉姆·法利在二月份表示，兩年前他們開發了一個「超級優秀的祕密團隊」，以創建一個低成本的電動車平台，他們已經開發出一個靈活的平台，將應用於多種類型的車輛。
However, in August, Ford said that it is killing its plans to build a three-row electric SUV, initially slated for production in 2025. The company also postponed its plans for a new electric version of its F-150 pickup to 2027 and said it will start making a new electric commercial van in 2026.
然而，福特在八月份表示，它正在終止生產計劃，原計劃於2025年投產的三排座電動SUV將不再建設。該公司還將其F-150皮卡的新電動版的計劃推遲到2027年，並表示將在2026年開始生產一款新的電動商用麪包車。
More details on the company's EV strategy are now expected in the first half of 2025.
公司的電動車策略的更多細節預計將在2025年上半年公佈。
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