When you think about the relative simplicity of an electric car, compared to the complexity of manufacturing a conventional ICE vehicle, at some point they should be considerably cheaper to manufacture. Once Tesla hits that economy of (manufacturing) scale “sweet spot” I do not see why these cars shouldn’t be on par with ICE, perhaps even cheaper.
Simplicity?
It’s not about the simplicity or complexity of manufacturing.
It’s about the high cost of the battery, which is in reality the fuel for the car. Those batteries ain’t cheap and the materials and effort to get the materials, ain’t cheap. And, that ‘fuel’ will last about 8-10 years, which then renders the vehicle expensive to ‘repair’.
“at some point they should be considerably cheaper to manufacture”
There’s a reason they’re called “RARE” earth materials