I have wanted to buy an electric vehicle for a long time. By the time it can, the technology will be much better than it was. I have solar panels and my electricity bill is negative $375 Suggested by Yowza Solar is great, right? It feels like magic to be able to conjure energy from nothing. Not just because of gas prices, but also because of back injuries, but I have been looking into leasing the ioniq 5. I love the GRC, but I don’t know how long my body can handle it. Suggested by Minivanman The GR Corolla is one of the best cars on the market right now, but fueling that tall three-cylinder test is getting quite expensive. I’m sorry to hear about your injury. I hope he recovers well enough in time. However, an Ioniq 5 is a pretty good consolation prize. We are not planning to buy a new car now, but when we talk about buying a new car, my wife and I only talk about electric cars. That’s the future. Suggested for the sixth time. May I suggest you look into some cheap used options? I bought my first electric vehicle for only $2000. Yes, it absolutely is. My partner has a 2021 Outback Touring, which is a good car in many ways (great for our dogs), but falls short in some important areas for us, one of the most important being fuel economy. Two years ago, we were in a position where we were floating the idea of getting myself a second car: something cool, fun to work on, and cost less than $10k. It would have been my first truly enthusiast car, and maybe you can imagine how exciting that was for someone who lived much of his life in poverty and almost gave up on the dream, because I was honestly buying some of my dream cars. A lot has changed in those two years, and not only is it now totally unfeasible for me to get another car that gets 1990s gas mileage AND requires dedicated storage and maintenance, but the conversation about trading in the Outback for a similar car with better MPG and reliability has shifted to whether or not we should just switch to an EV and invest in home charging. The new Prius is also being considered. Suggested by HakosukaDreaming This is exactly the kind of answer I imagined I’d get when I asked the question. It saddens me to know that our collective current economic situation has essentially forced you to abandon an enthusiast project car, which is a rite of passage. That their fortunes have fallen from being able to buy a project car to simply trading in a daily driver for a Prius is to me the biggest anecdotal indicator that a major recession (depression?) is coming. I had an X3, which I never really connected with. Once Trump’s crazy wartime gas prices started to kick in, paying for a Super, in an ugly SUV I didn’t really like, seemed stupid to me. I wanted an electric vehicle, with great reliability, with a sunroof, and ended up with a used BMW i4. Holy cow, it’s fantastic. The war convinced me 100% to opt for electric vehicles. Once the oil companies get people used to $5/gal gas, or $6/gal gas, they won’t give up. They know you will pay. I’m very glad to be EV. Suggested by PicklePicklesPickles. I’m very glad you like your i4. Life is too short to drive an X3. When LA gas hit $6.17, I finally pulled the trigger and went electric. I bought a 2025 Lucid Air Pure that had been leased back – 400+ miles of range, free charging at work, 50% depreciation and not being a Tesla were the main selling points. Two weeks later and it has been a dream. Suggested by Christian I really like the design of the Lucid; It’s a very nice car on its own. Add in the efficiency benefits and how quiet it is, and it could be the perfect daily driver. Still a little rich for my trash blood, but I’m sure it suits you.
