• Lizardon@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    This is great and all, but any EV with a decent charge is expensive as shit. I’d rather just have decent public transit.

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      1 year ago

      You can buy an older BMW i3 for $12-15k with a 70-100 mile range. No you’re not driving cross country with it, but you can certainly putt around town with one.

      Of course the i3 is ugly as sin and I would never own one. But I have friends that have two and love them. I’m keeping an eye on the used EV market and waiting until the right style/price point to get one that has a 100 mile range to get around town.

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      1 year ago

      As an EV owner, the total cost of ownership in terms of maintenance has been lower. No oil change, belt changes, or fluid replacement.

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      1 year ago

      They’re coming down, it’s new technology, it takes time. The Chevy bolt starts at $26k and has a 259 mile range. The Nissan leaf is similar, albeit a little less range. Even the F-150 lightning starts below $40k and the ICE equivalent is around the same.