Electric cars for sale Beach and automakers cut prices

Electric cars pollute less and are more economical on fuel, but, despite the benefits to the environment, and they still represent a very small portion in automakers ' sales-less than 1%, according to market data. Faced with a scenario promising nothing, at least in the short term, some companies are adopting strategies to ease the problem, among them, reduce prices in order to refloat the electricity-powered vehicles.
Ford announced this week, a price reduction of their electric models. Before her, however, Honda, Nissan and General Motors had already adopted similar tactics. The American company reduced from $ 39,200 to $ 35,200 price of the Focus EV. Last year, fewer than 1,600 model units were sold in the United States. In the same period, about 700,000 units of vehicles, Ford F series, were sold on the American market.
According to the automaker, the new suggested retail price will keep the Focus EV more competitive in the marketplace. Although it still costs $ 4,000 more expensive than the Leaf, Nissan's model, one of the best selling electric cars in the world. "It is an important strategy and our firm commitment to offer customers a range of electrified vehicles on the market, the automaker said in a statement, released to the market.
Since it launched the Leaf, Nissan has already reduced in more than 6,000 dollars the value of the model, which revolves around 28,800 dollars in the United States. Honda already, although it has not stirred in price, recently created a program of financing with low installments to be able to sell the electric Fit model and, since then, sales have grown more than 1000% of May to June.
Market
According to data from the American Hybrid Cars consulting, little more than 8,700 electric cars were sold in the United States in June. The number is low in comparison with conventional vehicles, which exceed the amount of 1 million vehicles sold each month.
The electric model sold in the u.s. market is the Chevrolet Volt. In June, nearly 2,700 units were sold in the country, alone, he holds more than 30% of this market in the United States. The Focus EV, Ford, figure as the eighth most sold and holds just over 2% market share.