Look into the used market. Lots of nice EVs for cheap because people think EV batteries degrade at the same rate as cell phone batteries. They don’t. I got a 3 year old EV for under 25k.
This! I’ve had my EV for 6 years and my battery has degraded ~8% according to diagnostics. It’s still enough to get me ~275 miles at highway speeds before I need to charge, and my average charge session lasts long enough for me to use the restroom and stretch my legs a bit, about 20 minutes.
I take a couple long-distance road trips every year and have never had an issue with range, even when my ‘avoid tolls’ navigation route takes me on some long stretches of county roads.
Look into the used market. Lots of nice EVs for cheap because people think EV batteries degrade at the same rate as cell phone batteries. They don’t. I got a 3 year old EV for under 25k.
This! I’ve had my EV for 6 years and my battery has degraded ~8% according to diagnostics. It’s still enough to get me ~275 miles at highway speeds before I need to charge, and my average charge session lasts long enough for me to use the restroom and stretch my legs a bit, about 20 minutes.
I take a couple long-distance road trips every year and have never had an issue with range, even when my ‘avoid tolls’ navigation route takes me on some long stretches of county roads.