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EV prices are falling while the average new car tops $50K (electrek.co)
submitted 1 day ago by betanumerus@lemmy.ca to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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[–] femtek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, my friends are complaining about $50 a week for gas and I'm around $40 a month for electricity.

[–] homik@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Here, it's like 200€ to 30€ a month if you can charge home. That buys a lot of depreciation.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The insurance is a lot higher though, so that eats a lot of the benefits.

[–] DireTech@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not if you aren’t diving a Tesla. My 2023 Nissan is only 20% more than my 2017 Kia.

[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 0 points 12 hours ago

Still a big increase from my 2006 golf