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Re:The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car by LeafItAlone on Monday November 18, 2024 @10:44PM (#42179926)
>The highest lifetime EV sales in the US is the Leaf, Model 3/Y, and Bolt.

The cheapest Model 3 is $42,500. The cheapest Model Y is $45,000.

Is that cheap?

The Leaf ($30,000) and Bolt ($27,500) are cheap_er_ (by a lot), but they are still not what I (and presumably parent) would consider cheap.

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Re:The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car by Cerium on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @12:20AM (#42180292)
It was 30k new, but you could lease it for nearly nothing (a friend got $120/month) or buy it off-lease for about 10k. I bought one for 10k in 2016, drove it as a daily commuter until 2022 and sold it for 6k.
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Re:The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car by bane on Monday November 18, 2024 @11:56PM (#42180187)
The Leaf was famously available for $10-$12k at one point.
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Re:The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car by m463 on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @02:28PM (#42187158)
Used versions are cheap. (right now there are 5 under $3k)

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/cta?auto_make_model=niss...

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Re:The Withering Dream of a Cheap American Electric Car by fragmede on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @10:10AM (#42184231)
What do consider affordable? There are cheaper cars out there, a Kia Forte will run you $21k, but a new entry-level Honda Civic is $25k, with options it'll get above $30k.
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