Could Tomorrow’s Blue Light Special Be an Electric Car?

The stigma of the cars being made in China might not help things. However, analysts are split on the issue of whether discount EV sales through chains like Wal-Mart and Kmart are really viable. Some believe it will come to nothing while others think it will revolutionize how cars (especially EVs) are seen in the U.S. and Canada.

Looking at it another way, the number of standard vehicles being sold through Sam's Club and Costco discount venues is minuscule compared to the number of members both clubs report and the number of cars sold nationally. We're talking less than a tenth of a percent here. That tells me that people tend to think of a new vehicle (on the order of a car) to be kind of too big a thing to trust to mere club memberships.

On the other hand, with their lower price point, NEVs and smaller LEVs could easily overcome that kind of stigma and become viable. After all, if you're going to spend $10k on a neighborhood electric or $6k on a large-sized electric scooter, why not go through your discount club to save a few bucks?