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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday June 23 2015, @08:40PM   Printer-friendly
from the how-many-cup-holders-does-it-have dept.

Business Insider:

According to the Washington Post, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said in the past that the Model S is "a little too guy centric." It's an issue that the company is actively trying to correct with X, a vehicle that's expected to cost between $50,000-$70,000.

And it seems to be working, with more than half of the pre-orders for the Model X coming from women.

That's certainly a good thing. In 2014, women account for 40% of the nearly 17 million cars and trucks sold the US, the Washington Post reported. For crossover SUVs, that number is closer to 50%.

Do EVs really have gender specific appeal?


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  • (Score: 2, Interesting) by albert on Wednesday June 24 2015, @02:54AM

    by albert (276) on Wednesday June 24 2015, @02:54AM (#200216)

    The appeal is isolation from the world outside: quiet, privacy, and a feeling (sometimes justified and sometimes not) of safety.

    Notice how high the bottoms of the windows are in relation to both the ground and the interior. This is related. You also get dark tinted windows, more than enough sound insulation to hide the noise of hydroplaning or engine failure, and a powerful audio system.

    None of this is about being a "compensation machine". It's about having a vehicle that is womb-like or cocoon-like, separating you from the world.

    Minor factors are the ability to transport 500-pound (225 kg) people and mostly-wishful dreams of "I might haul stuff for vacations, sports, and cool projects.".

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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by frojack on Wednesday June 24 2015, @04:13AM

    by frojack (1554) on Wednesday June 24 2015, @04:13AM (#200223) Journal

    I prefer the sedan (luxury, thank you), wife prefers something approximating an SUV.
    She hauls stuff, shopping and her hobbies. I like long distance driving.
    When we were building houses we had a pickup.

    Its just the convenience, or best fit. Really, guys, there's no need to invent psychological mumbo jumbo about it.
    Too many here seem to apply their personal situation (or more likely pet peeves) to other people driving other vehicles.

    I would like a Tesla. Still not practice for the distances we use a sedan for. So she'd end up
    driving it for errands and hobbies.

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    No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
    • (Score: 1) by albert on Wednesday June 24 2015, @04:06PM

      by albert (276) on Wednesday June 24 2015, @04:06PM (#200444)

      She'd be better off in a station wagon or minivan. The SUV is quietly morphing into a station wagon for this reason.

      Station wagons became uncool because they were seen as family vehicles. Nobody wants to admit that they mostly haul kids and groceries. Parents switched to the minivan, which quickly suffered the same fate. The SUV is proving a bit more resistant, but clearly it has nearly turned from it's origins (the Ford Bronco pretty much) into a station wagon with aggressive styling. People mostly don't like having a vehicle that is difficult to climb into and handles like a truck.

      Minivans are still sold.