Comments by "" (@sirtra) on "Do affordable electric cars exist? In my opinion: NO!" video.

Your right, as someone who has recently started looking for a new (or used) car, with a focus on either fully electric or even just hybrid (since my primary motive isnt the environment but rather a quieter ride and not having to buy gas - i have solar at home so electricity is practically free for me atm) but i was quickly disappointed with the prices. There's basically nothing reputable under 45k new and theres minimal depreciation in the 2nd hand market, the difference in prics is so little it makes no sense to buy used rather than new - for example a new hybrid rav4 is 45k, a used is 40k which is several years old and nearly out of warranty! It's such a shame as i'm likely to just end up getting another gas guzzler :(
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Re maverick, unfortunately im an aussie so we don't have as many options as the US, prices for what we do get are comparable when you factor in exchange rates etc though which is good (ie we're not being ripped off cause of location) Re prices coming down, for sure they'll decrease as more large manufacturers enter the market - i guess my disappointment comes from the impression things were further along than they actually are, i concur with Louis here. he narrative is "electric cars are more affordable and accessible than ever before" which isnt strictly a lie, they're the cheapest they've ever been and theres more on the market, but they're still damn expensive compared to equivilent gas guzzlers. Take the rav4 i was looking at, i can get a new subi forester for 10k less new or 20k less used! At most i would spend $500 a year on gas, hence even the lowest ramge EV would be fine for my needs but the economics of going electric simply isn't there yet - in 10 years i'd still be down money wise!
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