Just take a look at normal cars.<p>E.g. Ford Focus Sedan is starting at 17.000$, 2.0 Liter Engine, 160 horsepower.<p>Now take a Ford Focus from Germany with a comparable Engine (1.5L EcoBoost with 150 horsepower)
Starting price is at 26.500$.<p>Audi A3 in Germany is starting at about 26.800 Euro.<p>Cars in the United States are way cheaper than in Germany.<p>So 4.000 Euro is quite some money to get EVs and normal cars into the same pricerange.