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Comment by AndrewDavis

In the US sure, thanks to laws preventing Chinese EVs. But look around at other countries.

In Australia, EVs are now 25% of the new car market, that's far from a small minority.

And sure a used Toyota Yaris might be cheaper for now but it won't be for long. A new Yaris starts from around $30k, you can buy multiple new EVs for cheaper than that. Which has caused downward prices on used EVs, you can buy a 2nd hand Nissan leaf for $6500.

And due to our abundance of rooftop solar much of Australia have access to domestic electricity plans that have hours of free usage a day, meaning if you can charge at home you can charge for free which really pushes the value proposition further

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