Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Rad. But the BYD hatch base model was offered for $30k here.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Non-USA countries get the good, cheap EVs. As an Aussie living in the USA, I get jealous of the wider range of cars available in Australia.

The cheapest EVs available in the USA are probably the Nissan Leaf or Chevy Bolt, which are not as good as the BYD or MG EVs, while costing way more (around US$30k or AU$47k not including tax or fees).

The USA has a 100% duty on Chinese cars, so none of the Chinese manufacturers sell in the USA as it wouldn't be cost effective. Australia no longer has a local car industry to protect, so I think there's very little duty or tariffs (if any) on Chinese EVs.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Fwiw, I've only heard bad things about MG s.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I'm also really happy with my MG4

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