• ericjmorey@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      If you’re shopping for a car with a specific budget, you should be able to pick and choose between many different models, many of which are EVs.

      Only if you’re situation allows for making an EV a primary mode of transportation. The market for EVs is probably the best it’s ever been. The percentage of people for whom an EV would make sense has never been larger, but still, most people in the US would be making a mistake to get one.

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      4 months ago

      I don’t think people trust used EVs yet. The battery replacement is a scary looming question with them.

      And if a car has an electric version and an ICE version, the electric version is much more expensive. And that’s what a lot of people are seeing and noping out of. Especially when they’re looking at car prices in general and feeling like they’re being ripped off.

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        4 months ago

        Absolutely. Not enough people know people who have experience with EVs. Toyota and Honda built their reputation over decades.And for most people, it really doesn’t make a lot of sense to get an EV if they just see it as transportation.