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I wish them luck, too. They were kind of fuzzy on the initial selling price "between $20-30k." How much does it wind up being after you've made it the way you want it? They say in the video that they kept the price down by being smart. It looks more like keeping it spartan was a big piece of it, too. There's no more $7,500 tax credit/rebate like there was up until 9/30/2025 and the market has cooled off on EVs, largely I think to people jumping on the bandwagon without realizing the limitations. In the right situation, an EV can be awesome.

Mercedes has a CLA 250+e coming out this quarter with a base price around $49k with destination and an EPA range of 374 miles and it tends to go farther. When you can charge an EV quickly and go 500 miles, I think interest will be re-kindled. For now, the bargains are in 2-3 year old used EVs, I think.
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