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on Tuesday June 23 2015, @08:40PM
from the how-many-cup-holders-does-it-have dept.
from the how-many-cup-holders-does-it-have dept.
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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Tesla is Finally Building an SUV — and They Want it to Appeal to Women
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(Score: 2) by Dr Spin on Wednesday June 24 2015, @05:58AM
My wife wants to buy an SUV as our next car because she wants the extra height (our kids are grown up).
Maybe women want height the way men want penis extensions?
Seriously: An SUV is likely to be a sencond car, because of the higher running costs. Whose name appears on
which car in a two car family probably has little to do with who uses the car, as that probably depends on what
they are doing with it. It may have more to do with the timing of the purchase or minimising insurance.
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