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The withering dream of a cheap American electric car

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152 points voisin | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 23:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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ChumpGPT ◴[18 Nov 24 00:26 UTC] No.42168593[source]▶
People who can afford to buy brand new, does it matter if there is a 25k EV?

People that buy used, can get a cheap electric car like a 2023 Tesla M3 with approx. 50k miles going for 20-24k on Hertz Rental Car sales site.

If you want a better price, just wait until 2026, when the 250k leases come due. There will be a flood of used electric cars on the market.

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1. tirant ◴[18 Nov 24 14:51 UTC] No.42172780[source]▶
Currently in Europe right now the smart purchase is on second hand EVs. Depreciation is extremely high (mainly fueled by fear of second hand batteries), so you can get an EV equivalent to an ICE counterpart for around 30-40% less money (Golf vs ID3; BMW iX vs X5; Model 3 vs BMW 330i/340i).

If I was in the market for a second hand car I would go electric for sure.