[maxsilver]

> why can't we have that over here?" (snip) We need the "Costco car" you speak of!

We already have them. A "Costco Car" built to meet all minimum US safety standards is how you get stuff like the 2021 Chevy Spark (retail out-the-door price of about $14,000 brand new - https://www.chevrolet.com/cars/spark . It's cheap enough that a working fresh graduate could buy one brand new, off-the-lot. (approx $240/month or so on a 60 month loan)

Most people don't like "Costco Cars". Stuff like the Chevy Spark, or Mitsubishi Mirage, or the Nissan Versa -- they generally aren't as comfortable in seats or interior trim or interior features, they aren't as fun to drive, they tend to be louder and lighter which can make them feel unsafe (even though they aren't), they aren't very big or roomy, they generally won't impress anybody, etc.

But you can buy a "Costco Car" from any Chevy dealership anywhere in the US today, if you really want one.

[kube-system]

Before the chip shortage, it was pretty easy to find a new Mitsubishi Mirage on dealers lots marked down to $9,999

[WorldMaker]

The above commenter was saying we needed a "Costco Car" that was actually an EV to increase EV sales. Despite it's EV sounding name the Chevy Spark to date has never been an EV.

Chevy's Bolt, their current closest to an entry model EV, still starts at $36,500.

[josephcsible]

> the Chevy Spark to date has never been an EV.

Yes it has: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Spark_EV

> Chevy's Bolt, their current closest to an entry model EV, still starts at $36,500.

It starts at $31,000.

[solomonb]

According to your link that was a limited production run from 2013 to 2016 and $31,000 is a far cry from the Chery QQ's $5000 price tag.

You may be technically correct about the previous poster's claims, but that says nothing to the fact that we simply don't have a low cost, low expectation electric vehicle in the USA.