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[deleted] t1_j6pck0o wrote

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You’re comparing base retail prices.

Go look at the cars that are actually for sale. Compare prices at Tasca Ford for an Edge or Explorer with the price for a Mach E.

Same is true with the Malibu. Check out and compare the prices for vehicles on the lots at a Chevy dealer.

You’re also ignoring the $7,500 income tax credit that comes with the EVs. For the average buyer, they’re significantly cheaper after the credit than a comparable ICE vehicle — even if you manage to find the rare strippo base model ICE machines you’re pricing out there.

For example, you won’t find that base $26K Equinox gas anywhere in RI at any dealer lot. You will find a $30K Equinox EV when it launches — and with the tax credit it will be a $23,500 Equinox EV.

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degggendorf t1_j6ph9i4 wrote

>You’re also ignoring the $7,500 income tax credit that comes with the EVs.

You mean the one half the manufacturers aren't eligible for? The one that still requires someone to front the money, and have a federal tax liability high enough to claim the credit against? Those are significant stumbling blocks for a lot of folks.

>You will find a $30K Equinox EV when it launches

I don't believe it.

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