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Re:Tesla Second Quarter 2018 Update by avar on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @05:58PM (#17667414)
Hyundai makes something similar to an electric Honda Civic, the Hyundai Ioniq Electric: https://www.hyundaiusa.com/ioniq-electric/index.aspx

It's "affordable" at $30k, but it has 1/2 the range of the Model 3 at around 130 miles, which I think tells you a lot. This technology is still at a price point where you need to make significant trade-offs between range and price. A new Honda Civic is something like $20k by comparison, and without the range anxiety.

Still, I see a lot more of the these Hyundai Ioniqs here in Amsterdam after they were released, particularly as workhorse vehicles like local taxis. Part of that's government incentives to use electric vehicles, European customers having lower range requirements, and that gas is still practically given away for free in the US compared to what it costs in the EU.

Re:Tesla Second Quarter 2018 Update by pseudocook on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @06:05PM (#17667494)
If you just want affordable, you can get a 2012 Nissan Leaf that gets about 85 miles per charge for $7000 asking price on Craigslist.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/d/2012-nissan-leaf/6658...