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More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars(jalopnik.com)

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afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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Well for an EV it might make sense. There just hasnt been a used market for them for a while.

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time_lord@lemmy.world
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What do you mean? The Nissan Leaf first came out in 2011, the original ones are probably 13 years old now. The Bolt was released in 2016.

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Uranium3006@kbin.social
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the originals had terrible range right out the gate and have only gotten worse. practical electric cars aren’t common on the used market since most of them are still with their first owners

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afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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I own a car older than that. What I don’t want is to buy an EV and when it needs repair I have to find the one shop in my state that knows what to do. I keep hearing horror stories of having to go back to the dealer.

The problem will be solved with time but right now I would be hesitant if I was looking at replacing my car.

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time_lord@lemmy.world
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They generally need the same maintenance as any other car, struts, suspension, wheels, and miscellaneous parts that break. They’re not magical, they just use a different fuel.

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