Jonathan StanisMar 8
Dan 

I've been seeing a lot of post from people noticing that used EVs are very cheap.

If you are in the market don't overthink it.

Step 1: Make sure you can charge at home or work. (This isn't everyone, and I can't really recommend an EV if you don't have home charging.)

Step 2: Find a cheap used EV you like and buy it.

Step 3: enjoy the car

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Show threadDan Mar 8
Don't skip step one though. If you have an older house with 100 amp service electricians are going to give you a hard time about installing a charger. Some locations have pretty onerous regulations/permitting for chargers. In other situations the installation will be trivial.
Show threadnoodleMar 8
@dan 10A charging from a GPO may be adequate too
Show threadBrian VastagMar 8
@dan Yep, bought a 2-year-old Kia Niro in Aug. 24 for $16k after $4k tax credit. Thanks Biden.
Show threadJanne MorenMar 8

@dan
A colleague has been driving used 1st gen Leafs to work for many years now. When the battery capacity has really dropped you can get them extremely cheap. But it only needs to have enough capacity to easily take him to work then back.

So he drives it for a few years until it's junk. Then resells it to Nissan for the battery materials and gets most of his money back.

Show threadDan Mar 8
@jannem A great use of cheap low range EV's is just to economically eat up all the boring miles you are forced to drive. Then you can have money for a weekend toy/truck for the lake/uber rides or what ever your preference is.
Show threadSaraMar 8
@dan I bought a used Chevy Bolt last year and LOVE it
Show threadWulfy—Speaker to the machinesMar 8

@dan

4. Battery. To replace EV batt is ~ A$10000

Show threadDan Mar 8

@n_dimension Unless you have a 1st gen Nissan Leaf your battery will be fine. Here is an actual replacement battery for my car.

https://ebay.us/m/Ezt2dj

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Show threadStephenMMar 8
@dan Just avoid the Nissan Leaf. Don't touch that one. Reason is that it does not have active battery cooling so range decreases dramatically in hot climates.
Show threadKit Rhett AultmanMar 8
@dan For real. One of our cars is a 2015 Nissan Leaf. It's still just fine for our purposes. I recently pulled the diagnostics and the battery health was like...75%? We bought one just like it for my sister in law who goes to the grocery store and an occasional nearby restaurant. She charges off a standard 120V outlet because she drives so little.
Show threadJonathan StanisMar 8
@dan Can confirm. Bought a 2014 leaf in 2016 for $7,000. It does not get great charge anymore, and this model of Leaf is known for this, but it has been so cheap to own and is great for around town.
Show threadtuban_muzuruMar 8

@dan

we have both a hybrid EV and solar which we sell back to the util. Required putting in a new fusebox and some other util-mandated gear. Once done, we never think about it much.

This is our charger.