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user-inactivated  ·  2479 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: June 14, 2017

$36k isn't too bad. You could see what you could find in terms of rebates, employee discounts, tax deductions, etc. to bring down the price. If all else fails, you could haggle the car sellers and go in knowing you're more than comfortable walking away.

If it helps, I've heard good things about the leaf and a lot of other companies are coming out with electric cars in the next few years (I even hear Ford is considering an all electric Mustang, yes please). The additional competition might help drive down prices if you're willing to wait.





WanderingEng  ·  2479 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My Subaru is only nine months old, and I just rolled over 10,000 miles on Sunday. I'm super happy waiting. I think the timing might be perfect right about the time I'm ready to replace this car.

Hyundai has an electric car available in California, and I talked to someone leasing an e-Golf who liked it. There seem to be more options coming, and I'm happy to wait. I do think it's pretty neat, running a car on electric. It might mean renting occasionally for long trips, but that's ok.

user-inactivated  ·  2479 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You got the Subaru! Neat. How do you like it? Mine just hit 26K miles and is still working strong.

WanderingEng  ·  2478 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I like it! I got the Impreza five door. The AWD is great in snow. It's a really great all around car which is just what I wanted. I really liked my old Honda Civic, but I wanted a small, practical, AWD car, and that's what the Impreza is.

user-inactivated  ·  2479 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah. Electric cars are pretty cool. I'm a bit worried about whether or not we have the resources to keep making them, such as lithium. There seems to be a bunch of back and forth arguments to that issue. Though, if space mining ever becomes a thing, that issue might get resolved pretty quick.

WanderingEng  ·  2478 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I see the same back and forth, and the debate is such a mess I don't think anyone can make sense of it. I'm worried the prices won't come down enough to be widely adopted.