[Caevlist] Buying electric car in today's environment

[Justin]

Hey all,

Long-time lurker in this group - I haven't made it to one of the meetups 
yet, even.  :(

I'm looking at buying a new (to me - will be used :) ) car, and I want 
to get an all electric.  This would be our first electric.  I know... a 
bit late to capitalize on all the rebates/credits.  Oh well.

Are there any tips for buying an EV today?  What are the remaining (if 
any) credits?

Are there general rules of thumb for buying older EVs?  There seems to 
be a number of cars in the 2013-2016 range, and then the 2020-2024 
range.  The older ones seem to have ranges in the 50-100 MPC range; 
newer ones are often in the ~200 range.  Is that because of battery 
technology changes?  Simple design changes because they put bigger 
batteries in there?  Is the calendar age of the battery much of a 
consideration, or is it more about the # of charges and type of charging?

I'm not much experienced in buying a car - we tend to own our cars until 
the wheels fall off, so have only purchased a few - last one was 16 
years ago.  What should I know about buying an EV from a dealer vs. 
private party?

Anybody want to discuss specific models?  (Maybe we don't want to flood 
this list with a bunch of chatter about certain ones... or maybe we do.  
:) )

I have seen:
     Jaguar I-Pace 2020:  ~$20K   (looks nice... has some worrisome 
issues, maybe)
     VW ID.4 2021:  ~ $18k
     VW ID.4 2023:  ~ $20K

(We have driven an ID.4 before and liked it.)

etc...


Yes, I could (maybe) eventually figure out/answer some of these on my 
own, and I will continue working at that.  But I'd like to tap directly 
into the experience of others - make you all into a sort of AI chatbot.  :)


Thanks,

*-- Justin*


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