"But if you're prepared to spend twice that, it turns out you've got plenty of options. As before, we stress that you should have a reliable place to charge an EV if you're going to buy one, which means at home at night or at work during the day. At this price range, you're unlikely to find something that DC fast charges quickly, and relying on public AC charging sounds stressful."
"There's a new Nissan Leaf that starts at a hair under $30,000 (as long as you ignore the destination charge). We'll soon drive the reborn Chevrolet Bolt-with a new lithium iron phosphate battery, it also has a price tag starting with a two (again, ignoring the destination charge). And the closer you get to $40,000, the more your options expand: the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Chevy Equinox EV, Toyota bZ, Tesla Model 3, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Subaru Solterra all fall within that price bracket,"
New affordable new EVs are arriving with base prices near $30,000, and several models fall under $40,000. Used EVs under $5,000 exist but have limited range and slow charging; spending up to $10,000 opens substantially more options. Reliable charging at home or work is essential for low-cost EV ownership because cheap used models rarely support fast DC charging and public AC charging can be impractical. Most actively cooled battery systems show minimal degradation, roughly 2 percent per year on average. U.S. EV batteries commonly carry eight-year/100,000-mile warranties, but older cars may be out of warranty. Independent EV inspections, apps, or test drives are recommended.
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