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In all 50 states, it's now cheaper to fill up with electricity than gasoline
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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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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.
As an EV owner, the total cost of ownership in terms of maintenance has been lower. No oil change, belt changes, or fluid replacement.
Look at the MG4, 200 mile range and very competitively priced.
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.