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If I could buy one of the cheap BYD cars that are available in China here in Canada, I would do it, tomorrow, in cash. Meanwhile, I was walking by the Nissan d
by dghlsakjg 3y ago
If I could buy one of the cheap BYD cars that are available in China here in Canada, I would do it, tomorrow, in cash.
Meanwhile, I was walking by the Nissan dealership and Leafs were selling for $42k with cloth seats which is the price of a decent full size well-optioned sedan or SUV. I simply can't justify paying the premium for an electric car in Canada.
Why is no one serious about low end electric cars in North America. I would gladly take a 200 mi range no frills car like the leaf at a reasonable price.
- proc0 3y agoI'm guessing the cold winters is a factor, but just a guess.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoI, along with 15% of all Canadians live in a temperate rainforest. There's plenty of Canada with milder or equivalent winters to the Midwest and Northeast US.
- bottle_roket 3y ago200 miles? My cheap EV will be a second car to supplement a gas one. I really only need it to get like 70-100 miles.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoThat would probably work for me too, TBH. 200 mi was just an arbitrary number based on the BYD Dolphin which retails for $14k USD with a ~200 mile range.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoCAD42K - $5k rebate (more in Quebec & BC) gets you basically down to the CAD35K base price of a VW Golf. Also, gas is expensive and electricity is cheap in Canada. (For example Ontario has a plan with 3c/kWh overnight electricity). You should save at least $1000 per year in gas savings.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoSo still $17kCAD over the cost of a BYD Dolphin, which is a 4 door hatchback like the golf. https://electrek.co/2024/02/23/byd-launches-new-dolphin-ev-14k-price-war/ https://electrek.co/2024/02/23/byd-launches-new-dolphin-ev-1...
- bryanlarsen 3y agoAll cars are ~$10K cheaper in China due to a bunch of factors. The Australian price is a better metric. The Dolphin is AUD39k, CAD35k.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoThe made in China base model Tesla 3 is $120USD cheaper in China vs the US MSRP.
- jinushaun 3y agoMan, I would love cloth seats
- peutetre 3y ago> Why is no one serious about low end electric cars in North America. Because no one bought them. The Chevy Bolt was the best value EV in the world for a while. It was a good price for decent range. Even better value used. Its main weakness was slow DC charging: https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/bolt-ev https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/bolt-ev They've stopped production of the original Bolt. It's supposed to be coming back as a new model based on GM's Ultium battery platform: https://electrek.co/2024/02/28/gms-new-bolt-ev-save-billions-affordable-lfp-batteries/ https://electrek.co/2024/02/28/gms-new-bolt-ev-save-billions...