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Used electric vehicle pricing guide: How much you’ll pay for a pre-loved Tesla Model 3, Hyundai Kona Electric, MG ZS EV and many more

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There’s also a fair number of used EVs under a year old or as dealer ex-demos with heavy discounts over RRP. Dedicated city cars with cheap-feeling cabins, but rarer than a Pagani Zonda on our shores. A bit of haggling will drop that price further – dealers will probably play ball to shift ’em.

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

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Safety kit also runs deep. The digital screens look flash, but otherwise it’s a bit devoid of flair and when you dig deeper some of the interior plastics feel cheap. Mitsubishi offers a 10 year/200,000km warranty, as long as you service within the dealer network. inch digital instrument cluster, 10.8-inch

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Five-year Update: Your Author's 2015 Lexus GS 350

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Fortunately, timing with Covid price gouging after I bought the Golf meant I happily sold it back to the dealer (July 2021) to end the headache and didn’t lose money. In August 2021 it had a tire rotation and oil change at 45,934 miles at the dealer. & Nothing has broken whatsoever. At the five-year mark, do I really need the GS?

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2024 Toyota bZ4X Review

Baua Electric

It isn’t cheap, though – check the Toyota website to see the costs for your own circumstances. No spare wheel, though – just a tyre repair kit. But it’s cheap for the first five years, at $180 per visit.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

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Instead, it was more about dipping a toe in the electrified water and getting the Kia dealer network ready or the EV onslaught. But even as a hybrid the Niro doesn’t come particularly cheap. There’s also a strong suite of active safety equipment, starting with tyre pressure sensors (there’s no spare tyre, only a tyre repair kit).

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New EV electric car calendar

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General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. The company has already done plenty of background work (dealer training, charging infrastructure, etc) so it can push the button on the e-Niro later in 2021.

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Forget the MG4, BYD Dolphin and GWM Ora, buy a $40k Mazda MX-30 EV instead | Opinion

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But you can now buy an ex-dealer demo one, typically with just a few thousand kilometres on the clock, from $40,000 drive-away. and, at time of writing, a Queensland dealer has a 2021 MX-30 Electric with 8300km showing for $39,990 drive-away. Ergo, very few sold. And that’s before haggling. Pretty generous.

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