The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

This is partially a case of not moving the goalposts - if you run an inflation calculator [0] on 25k from 2017-now, it comes in right around 32.5k, and you can definitely order a Tesla for less than that today.

[0]https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=25000&year1=20...

> 1993 Geo Metro pricing starts at $1,410 for the Metro XFi Hatchback 2D, which had a starting MSRP of $7,296 when new. The range-topping 1993 Metro LSi Convertible 2D starts at $1,481 today, originally priced from $10,749.

https://www.kbb.com/geo/metro/1993/

> $10,749 -> $23,288

https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=10749&year1=19...