sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square627linkfedilinkarrow-up1600arrow-down124
arrow-up1576arrow-down1external-linkCars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW bosswww.autoexpress.co.uksanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square627linkfedilink
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoEven assuming those numbers are accurate it’s irrelevant. If I don’t have $60,000 then I can’t buy a $60,000 car even if it would be a sound investment over the long run.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down7·1 day agoIf you insist on buying a car new instead of second-hand, that’s on you.
minus-squareLoafedBurrito@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoThe used market isn’t much better. I can’t afford a $26,000 EV with 100k miles on it. That’s insane.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·1 day agosounds like you want a free car.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·1 day agoA higher budget surely allows for more options and less excuses. In my view, anyone with a 50k budget has no excuse to choose ICE over EV.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 day agoDude I’m only using your numbers.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 day ago$40k and $60k are YOUR numbers. I subtracted YOUR numbers to get 20k.
Even assuming those numbers are accurate it’s irrelevant. If I don’t have $60,000 then I can’t buy a $60,000 car even if it would be a sound investment over the long run.
If you insist on buying a car new instead of second-hand, that’s on you.
The used market isn’t much better. I can’t afford a $26,000 EV with 100k miles on it. That’s insane.
sounds like you want a free car.
A higher budget surely allows for more options and less excuses. In my view, anyone with a 50k budget has no excuse to choose ICE over EV.
Dude I’m only using your numbers.
$40k and $60k are YOUR numbers. I subtracted YOUR numbers to get 20k.