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A recent survey shows not all Canadians are ready to make the switch to an electric vehicle as they have concerns about charging stations, cold weather and battery life.

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[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Now you can find some all the way down to ~$20K

Still that's like 3-4 times most people's budgets for cars, if they even have a budget.

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There are very few used cars for <$7,500 that aren't "As-Is" or should be labelled as such. I know the used ICE market has also softened a bit, but not that much.

When we were looking, I was considering a beater since our last car was a '05 Civic I bought with 120K km from a used car dealer for $5K (plus snow tires & rims). Before it was totaled, with an extra 180K km and over a decade of wear, it was worth more than that. EV prices are insane, but ALL car prices are insane.

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Oh 100%, I'm just saying people struggle to even afford ICE used cars, let alone EV ones, that prices are just insane. 20k is like 5 months of rent for a family.