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Hey all,<br>
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Long-time lurker in this group - I haven't made it to one of the
meetups yet, even. :(<br>
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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.<br>
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Are there any tips for buying an EV today? What are the remaining
(if any) credits?<br>
<br>
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?<br>
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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?<br>
<br>
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. :) )<br>
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I have seen:<br>
Jaguar I-Pace 2020: ~$20K (looks nice... has some worrisome
issues, maybe)<br>
VW ID.4 2021: ~ $18k<br>
VW ID.4 2023: ~ $20K<br>
<br>
(We have driven an ID.4 before and liked it.)<br>
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etc...<br>
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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. :) <br>
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Thanks,<br>
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<b>-- Justin</b><br>
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