• mechoman444@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    The thing is ev’s are as affordable as how much you’re paying for your current car PLUS GAS.

    I drive 30 to 40k a year due to work. My previous car was a regular gas powered 2021 Kia Sportage. It got 26 to 28 mpg. I paid 500 a month for it plus around 800 for gas a month. That’s 1300 dollars a month for my gas which doesn’t include maintenance, tires, repairs and insurance.

    I bought a 2023 VW ID4 and pay 800 a month for it and don’t pay for gas. It’s about an additional 100 for charging exclusively at home aside from an occasional charge at the fast charger here and there.

    I’m saving 400 a month because I don’t have to buy gas. So even though my payment is way more and the car is double the cost of my previous car I’m still saving money.

    I would suspect this could be an option for many people. We have to stop looking at EVs as just cars in and of themselves and start taking into account that we don’t have to put gas in them.

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        2 months ago

        Dude. I’m sorry man. 1600 bucks a month in my opinion is working for free. I don’t know what country you live in but disability pays better than that in America.

        Also, did spend. I no longer buy gas and it’s a kind of freedom I can’t even begin to describe.