That seems to be at least a $22000 car. (cheapest one for sale right now: https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2015-nissan-leaf-az... )

How on earth is that worth it when a similar era e.g. mazda 3 is $13000?

They're stupid inflated right now. Pre pandemic, they were selling for ~7500 used in the US.

I kick myself every day for not pulling the trigger when they were that cheap. That's less than some higher-tier electric bikes!

> They're stupid inflated right now. Pre pandemic, they were selling for ~7500 used in the US.

Some stats indicate that second hand car prices are plummeting at the moment now that supply chains are normalising. I suspect this won't extend to electric cars which kind of have their own supply-side problems though!

$9000 is a couple of years of fuel for a lot of people. Other incentives (cheaper rego, no FBT, etc) may apply to you depending on your position/state.

You're also likely to spend significantly less in maintenance due to simpler systems with less wearable parts.