• reddig33@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Europe has more affordable EVs than the US. We don’t even get the ID.3 or Fiat 500e over here.

    • RedPandaRaider@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      More affordable, but not affordable enough for the average person that can’t spend several ten thousand on a car.

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        1 year ago

        I need a new car and by new I mean not brand new, but one with a bigger trunk. I like EVs in general and in a perfect world I would definitely have bought one, but I am living in a city, I don’t need the car for driving every day, I need it only for the weekend gateways, to transport my family from A to B and I sure as hell don’t want to buy a new car, the cost just doesn’t justify its purpose.

        Plus here electricity is really expensive and relying on public chargers sucks big time.

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          1 year ago

          Just like, get a roof box? Stack stuff a spare seat if there is one? Or if your city happens to have car sharing, you could rent a car for those few days. I’m lucky enough to have GreenMobility here and a 2 day all-in pack would cost me 145€. They even have small electric vans for moving stuff.

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      1 year ago

      Plus the US shut down the tax credit on almost all electric cars (a month before the PHEV I wanted came out. I’m not bitter or anything)