Just as the Big 3 forfeited the small car market, Musk/Tesla might be doing the same with inexpensive EV's.

Tesla scraps its 'half-price' $27,000 EV amid fierce competition from cheap Chinese automakers - and share price crashes

Which politicians are agreeable to letting Chinese autos into the U.S. to finish off the U.S. auto industry? That seems to be an assumption here.

Meanwhile, Toyota has introduced a new [[not EV) pick-up into Thailand where it is sold for $13,000. There are no plans to sell it in the U.S. yet but it should slow Ford Maverick sales. One needs to put a flatbed, box or whatever on the back. It needs to be up to a higher engine performance to be sold in the U.S.. It has a single seat and is a very practical and inexpensive truck.