What car anywhere is sub $20k?
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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoYeah, I want to buy a car w/ reduced range at substantially lower prices, but I can’t do that right now. Give me a sub-$20k option to get to work and back and then I’ll get excited about the tech.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
The Kia Soul is just over $20k, but not EV.
The Nissan Leaf is about $30k, and a replacement battery is something like $5-10k, depending on size. That’s pretty close to that $20k target, and given that the Soul is around that $20k price, I could see a manufacturer getting a sodium-ion based EV with limited range (say, 100-150 miles) right around $20k.
mr_strange@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Second-hand Nissan Leaf?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Right, used cars are feasible, I’m talking about new cars. A sub-$20k new commuter should be possible w/ sodium ion batteries.
davidagain@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Buying new cars is stupid. You wasted several thousand just by driving it out of the dealership. Let someone else do that and buy it a year later with low milage and ten grand off.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
I buy used cars exclusively. A used EV that retails under $20k new will be very affordable used.
My point isn’t that used cars don’t exist under $20k, my point is that sodium ion batteries are supposed to be way cheaper than lithium ion batteries, and they’re more than sufficient for a commuter. I want those available where I live.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Those are very cheap, undervalued. I see them at US$4000 with 60,000 miles.