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helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

While things like weather and other conditions can affect range, these should be accounted for in standardized testing. However, Tesla consistently underperforms in a variety of 3rd-party standardized testing:

insideevs.com/reviews/…/ev-range-test-results/

edmunds.com/…/electric-car-range-and-consumption-…

German cars tend to be underrated.

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Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
The price of these cars gets me depressed.

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- helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  You can get a model 3 in the US for ~$30k
  
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  - Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    That’s… expensive ? The last car I bought new was €17.000 (12 years ago, a Citroën Berlingo).
    
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    helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Yes, well, things haven’t gotten cheaper over the years… that’s the way things generally tend to work. And that sounds like a much lower quality car. Average new car price in the US is ~$40k.
    
    You have to account for the cost of ownership in that purchase price. But it sounds like you may need to investigate your local EV incentives.
    
    I’m ready for a Toyota Corolla EV or similar for a much lower price, but Japan seems to be on a warpath against EVs.
    
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