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Pencil-Necked Finance Dweebs Suggest Anyone Making Six-Figures Should Only Buy a $15,000 Car

The Truth About Cars

Beyond that, they suggest making a down payment of at least 20 percent and financing the thing for no more than four years. percent interest with 20 percent down, Investopedia suggests a total purchase price for your shiny new car – including taxes and whatever other fees a dealer feels like charging that day – at just $16,687.

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UC Davis ITS study suggests hastening consumer adoption of plug-ins will require innovation on the sales side

Green Car Congress

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Used EVs – Over The Hill, Or An Absolute Steal?

My Energi

And that’s not all, while the purchase price of EVs has continued to tumble, comparable finance rates are still far higher than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts. BMW i3 (33 kWh) – One of the first and one of the best, the BMW i3 has a real-world range of around 125 miles. What about the elephant in the room?

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Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

Green Car Congress

In January, Volkswagen of America and BMW of North America, together with ChargePoint, announced an initiative to create more express charging corridors along heavily-traveled routes on the East and West Coasts; specifically to install nearly 100 DC Fast Chargers across both coasts aiming to have charging sites no more than 50 miles apart.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

Green Car Congress

Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Automakers are also launching their own carsharing programs (BMW, Daimler, etc.). Tesla Motors will have a bumpy year.

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Price Parity is Not the Key to EV Adoption in the US

EV Adoption

According to a price survey conducted by BloombergNEF , automakers soon will be producing models that are “as affordable—and as profitable—as comparable combustion engine models, and without the help of tax subsidies.” Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

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