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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of rustybkts Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:26 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [EVDL] Fiat boss moaning about the cost of his companies lovely EV Correct me if I'm wrong but before the release of every new ICE model, nearly all car manufacturers boast of the multiple millions/billions spent designing it. This is recouped over years and I am sure if you divide the first years sales by this figure, the costs far outweigh the profit. R+D is expensive but I would bet that much of the work that went into that lovely 500E will roll over into future models. Just look at Tesla who now sell drive/battery packages to Mercedes for their Smart and Toyota for the RAV4 EV. And they have had to design their Model S from a clean sheet! How is it that I know this and Mr Marchionne doesn't? -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Fiat-boss-m oaning-about-the-cost-of-his-companies-lovely-EV-tp4663037.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
