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12. The world is changing quickly. For people who own a home or are somewhat long-term renters,

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and don't do frequent long road trips, you can cut your costs by at least 50% with an EV.

New EVs are as expensive as new gas cars (although considerably cheaper if you keep them for 5 years or more.) But the real deal is that there are loads of great used EVs that are great deals from the first day.

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Buyers fret as the average cost of a new car nears $50K [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Saturday OP

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The world is changing quickly. For people who own a home or are somewhat long-term renters, Bluetus Saturday #12

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