alt Hacker NewsI'd be more than willing to go electric if someone sends me the cash to get an electric, because if I could replace my diesel-guzzling 11yo I would.
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Last I checked, depending on one’s needs, used EVs are among some of the best values in the US used car market. Their prices are closer to what prices on used gas cars would’ve been had the market not been turned on its head during the pandemic.
The main caveat is that available models are heavily weighted towards “compact” (RAV4 sized) SUVs and larger. There aren’t many little Prius/Fit/Soul type town car models around which is a bit paradoxical with that being the use case that EVs have been well suited to for the longest time.
You can't trade in for a used EV that likely wouldn't cost you anything and would save you money?
Just swap it for a more efficient smaller 11yo car?
Same here. Too bad they got rid of the rebates.
I'd go electric if they were just cars and not shit android tablets with wheels stuck on them.
I've just bought my first electric car. It's a 3 year old Skoda Enyaq Sportline Plus.
It's lost 60% of its value, has only done 57k miles and has a battery state of health of 97.4%. I paid £22k.
I still maintain that new cars, especially new electric cars, are not worth the money but secondhand ones are a bargain now... relatively speaking.