• eltrain123@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    You can get a base Tesla model 3 for under 30k with the federal incentive right now. Go to the website if you don’t believe me.

    People still don’t understand that EVs have a total cost of ownership that saves you 10-20k over the life of the vehicle compared to an ICE vehicle. Now the sticker prices are getting cheaper than ICE vehicles and people still can’t get past the expensive versions from a few years ago.

    If you’re waiting for Ford to offer a sub 30k vehicle, you’re going to be waiting a while. They seem to be giving up on trying to get to scale on production and won’t bring costs down on the numbers they’re pumping.

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      11 months ago

      Oh I’m not in the market, and that’s still a lot of money. Thanks for that, because someone will find it useful.

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        11 months ago

        When you get ready to get into the market, look at the full cost of ownership when you buy so you don’t end up paying more for a substandard product. Figure out your fuel/energy cost, insurance, maintenance costs over the amount of time you plan on owning the vehicle, then look at resale value.

        Sticker price on an ICE is misleading compared to how much they cost to operate over time.

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          11 months ago

          Oh I well know! Thank you though, we all could do that and shock ourselves!