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Re:States Hit Electric Vehicle Owners with High Fees by paganel on Thursday September 12, 2019 @08:54AM (#20950858)
Not sure how things are in the States, but over here in Europe when I search for an electric vehicle in the 4,000-6,000 euro range [1] I get mostly just toy cars (i.e. the Renault Twizy). And low-income people generally go for 2,000-3,000 euro cars, even lower. Maybe things are better for this class of people in the States and they can afford to purchase used EVs with starting prices of $10,000 or $15,000, can't tell.

[1] https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/search.html?damageUnrepai...

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Re:States Hit Electric Vehicle Owners with High Fees by cannonedhamster on Thursday September 12, 2019 @04:07PM (#20955859)
Car prices in my area would generally consider $10-$15k for a relatively new EV vehicle off lease as a deal, I just checked prices around here and confirmed that. A new ICE car here can easily set you back over $30k for a small car and upwards of $60k for a large truck. Unless you're making less than average in this area the price of an EV is only slightly more than an ICE vehicle used in the same condition.
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