[zhaphod]

So what you are saying is a person looks at $4 a gallon and thinks hey lets buy a Tesla which costs $100K. And suddenly the same person will say no reason to buy a Tesla because now a gallon costs $2. This person doesn't sound like the sharpest tool in the set.

[wahsd]

I don't care what you think of the sharpness of tools. In aggregate, on a macro level though, it will have an impact on the appeal of electric vehicles, just like it is intended to. That will happen, regardless of who sharp or dull you think a tool is.

[mikeash]

Yes, but it will not have a large impact on the appeal of extremely expensive electric vehicles. It would be especially odd if this particular thing was due to the drop in the price of oil, since it's just China where sales are slow, and they still have months of backlog in other countries.