News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by bobsil1 on Saturday August 07, 2021 @02:06AM (#28096155)
My Bolt lease is $75/mo.
Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by carcostthrow on Saturday August 07, 2021 @02:17AM (#28096218)
US vs Canada I assume. Last time I looked at the Bolt Premier some years ago the dealer would not budge off of the $50,000+ price.

And for that price I was sitting in the most uncomfortable seats I've ever sat in for a personal vehicle; thin, hard and not well sculpted for my back. The only positive I recall was the excellent throttle response.

Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by bobsil1 on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:15AM (#28096835)
Model 3 killed GM’s leverage, and now they’re trying to dump them as compliance cars to make their margin on trucks.

Lease explained here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28096813

Seats are bad, but you can add aftermarket pad. Quick for its class (6 sec 0-60), fun to drive, virtually free with solar panels.

Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by culopatin on Saturday August 07, 2021 @03:01AM (#28096430)
How? The leases I see are 300. Big downplayment?
Re:Driving 1725km in an electric car in 2 days by bobsil1 on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:12AM (#28096813)
Never pay list. Leasehackr forums broker price: $4700 up front / out the door for 36 mo, CA $2K rebate, Costco member discount, competitive lease discount, local buyer discount, clearing ’21s before new model.

Broker sources online leads for lower price, because buyer’s knowledgeable and ready to sign.