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Re:Tesla seeks to raise $1.5B to fund Model 3 production by jclardy on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:34PM (#14948804)
Hmm, an electric Mazda 3 would be awesome. A majority of my trips are short (<30 min) and mostly city driving, so stop and go.

For me, I want to go electric, but I need a few things: 1. Affordable (as in not much more expensive than a comparable gas counterpart) 2. Decent Range (200 mi+, none of this 30-50 mile stuff.) 3. Normal appearance (I don't need the world to know I have an EV.) 4. Fast charging (To give the option of longer trips.)

I don't think anyone really has anything out there that meets these criteria yet. The Model 3 is close, but at $35k it is still a bit over what I would call reasonably priced, personally. With the $7,500 tax credit yeah...but I don't think many 3 buyers will be getting it unless it is extended.

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Re:Tesla seeks to raise $1.5B to fund Model 3 production by strange_quark on Monday August 07, 2017 @01:14PM (#14949165)
Have you considered a Chevy Volt or Toyota Prius Prime? Both could take care of most of your daily driving on full electric power, but have the hybrid mode available for road trips. The Volt actually looks pretty good too -- in my opinion, best looking car in GM's lineup right now. But with Toyota's aggressive pricing and tax incentives, the Prime is dirt cheap, especially the well-equiped model.
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