But cannot justify $60 for a loan, with my trade. Just makes no financial sense.
Sticking with gas for now. Sigh. But at least my Highlander is reliable
At least you did the smart thing. All too many people get caught up in the EV hype and think they're saving money when they're actually spending more in the long run.
Do not buy anything made by Kia, you will be eternally sorry.
They will always find a way to get their hand in your pocket. Next thing you know, they'll be telling us they'll have to raise the gas taxes to make up for the losses because of all those electric cars.
It's even worse! In Victoria (Australia), they imposed a "Usage" tax on EVs.
For now they charge EV owners $29 per 1,000 miles, But I'd bet it's soon going dramatically increase.
(2.5 AU cents per km - in addition to import, vat, registration fees. they charge owners for using their private property. It's scary how far politicians go to bolster their pockets. 🤦♂️)
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I have a feeling taxes will increase by a lot,
As an example, Where I live (outside of the US), the gov "earns" about $126 per 1,000 miles in fuel taxes - they ain't going to let EV owners get away from paying those taxes.
As it seems, they'll just "have" to find a way to steal tax these $1,100 a year in a different way.
Exactly. They'll always find a way to get their piece of the pie. Just watch the cost of energy will go up.
And all the while they are just manipulating you like a carrot on a string.
Absolutely true.
Also, as doc said, electricity costs will increase, here’s some data:
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Is “affordable green energy” a thing?
Here’s pre-pandemic pre-invasion data on countries with “green energy”:
$0.25 per KWh in the UK, $0.37 per KWh in Germany, $0.35 per KWh in Denmark
COMPARED TO $0.10 in the US and $0.16 where I live
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That “affordable green energy” is not affordable at all! All it does in make your power bill 3.5 times more expensive than what it is today..
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EVs genuinely actually terrible.
It's true gas prices are high right now, but I feel like a lot of the EV market out there is a hype and people just going with the trend. I wouldn't mind a hybrid from Toyota or Honda, but even this depends on the actual cost and if I will actually save in the long run to offset the extra price of the hybrid. For example in my state I would end up paying more on tab renewal if I have hybrid or electric which is basically what the politicians are doing to make up for the gasoline tax they don't be earning off of those vehicles. So whether in reality you are saving or it's just how it is being packaged differently and presented to you is something to really consider before making a decision like this.
Never, ever buy a Hyundai Motor Group product: don’t fall for the looks or the 10 year/100,000 mile “warranty”
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/why-all-the-hyundai-hate/
This is not a question
