That's fair. I am, however, also interested in others' reactions to this legislation.
I also think that others might be interested in knowing about these new rules, especially as it would have been very easy for me to miss them entirely.
I agree... I also think that for people with specific use cases, the rapid depreciation means that there are great deals available for used LEAFs. I wouldn't buy one new now.
Back when the Leaf was eligible for the $7,500 federal rebate, that accounted for a pretty big chunk of the depreciation for the lower trims. MSRP was in the $28,500 neighborhood. Minus $7,500, leaves you at $21,000. Or 26% hit the day you drive it off the lot.
Might take a while before anyone can get it at $35k: "The GM brand will begin Equinox EV production with two higher priced trims, a front-wheel-drive RS model that starts at $48,995 and an all-wheel-drive variant at $52,395"
I'll believe it when I see it - every manufacturer has recently warned about excess EV inventory, so they're almost certainly not gonna go out their way to get the lowest margin version out
I also think that others might be interested in knowing about these new rules, especially as it would have been very easy for me to miss them entirely.
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