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Old 05-25-2022, 11:25 AM   #500 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary View Post
My Leaf had a heat pump. But at temperuatures down to -40°F it doesn't use it. Not that I'm expecting a miracle, but this is why I want a lot of range, so the winter range isn't too little. Either that, or I need a cheap beater EV that's good for around town only.

I don't want to spend $40,000 or even $10,000 or even $5,000 on a car that I can only use around town when I can pick up a beater ICEV that would work fine for that same purpose for under $1,000.

Same situation here - I ran the numbers on keeping my subaru for trips and getting a Fiat 500E for commuting and found it was cheaper to just buy a new long-range EV that could do all of it.
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