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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by maxerickson on Sunday June 06, 2021 @04:45PM (#27416167)
The Nissan Versa starts at ~$15,000 new.

I'm not sure that it's possible to exclude it from the "economy car" category.

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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by TheDong on Sunday June 06, 2021 @08:46PM (#27417805)
> New EVs aren't actually vastly different in price from new economy cars

There is a different, but it's not so huge. A new nissan leaf starts at ~$25k new, after the federal tax credit. It might be slightly less if you get a state-level credit as well.

$15k vs $25k is in the same ballpark.

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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by maxerickson on Sunday June 06, 2021 @09:33PM (#27418069)
$15k vs $25k is in the same ballpark.

I disagree.

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Re:Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lit... by randomdude402 on Sunday June 06, 2021 @11:27PM (#27418732)
It's only 67% more. Practically the same price!
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