• rynn@piefed.social
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    19 hours ago

    They are probably people that were already looking or anbout to start looking for a new car and pivoted to EV based on current conditions.

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      17 hours ago

      Doesn’t take much research to conclude the used EV market values are driven by ignorance and are a bargain right now.

      A 3 year old Ioniq5 is less than half the price of new, $28,000 go poof. Buying new EVs at >$50,000 makes no sense , but buying slightly used EVs at $12K-$24K makes total sense.

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        17 hours ago

        And even if the battery is degraded with maybe 5%, it’s still an amazing car.

        Lets say you needed to replace the battery one day anyway. You’ll have saved on every other reparation, because EVs dont have moving parts that breaks all the time like in old cars.

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          12 hours ago

          Yeah, my personal experience and watching mechanics online… The turbo engine with a cvt is going to be as big a nightmare down the road as an EV battery. EV motors with a single gear is so much easier to make reliable except the trickiness of battery chemistry… AWD by having independent motors front and back…

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      18 hours ago

      just goes to show how people overreact to gas prices. they could have bought a <$25k used EV last year and saved $4k with the EV tax rebate. $4k is equivalent to $33/month over 10 years.