• bluGill@fedia.io
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    4 days ago

    Because in the US BEVs are only just starting to become available. At 3x the price I can’t afford a BEV. I buy used cars in general which means I only have what was sold 3+ years ago as an option. Even PHEV I had one option, but since it had been around for a while it was used (and I didn’t ask to many questions before buying because I suspected someone else would buy it if I did)

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      4 days ago

      OK I absolutely get that.
      But from new, I don’t think there’s much reason to give PHEV tax credits.
      I’m in the exact same boat, a new BEV car is expensive, and we don’t drive so much, so we are also looking for something used, around 4-5 years old, at that age they are about half price here. That way we feel we get way better value, and we don’t have to borrow.