>> always considered a lease a sucker's game and have never even bought
>> a new car, but this [Smart ED deal] was too good to pass up.
>Maybe I've missed something, but it seems to me that when they want to
>stimulate ICEV sales, the manufacturers offer rebates. I haven't seen any
>factory rebates on EVs, just lease bargains. Have I missed some?
>Something to think about: GM didn't sell EV1s, only leased them
> given what I've seen the automakers
>do in the past, I'm sorry to say that I'm not as confident as you are.
>David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
David,
As I said in the OP , I have no intention of keeping this car so the
dealer can crush it or do anything else with they want once I'm done with
it. And if you're not confident there will be more EV choices in the future,
why would renting one by the month for almost less than I would pay in gas
for my commute be
a bad idea? I can understand why someone who sells conversions would think
it's a bad idea and having been here since 2004, I know people here have
long memories for things like the EV1 fiasco, Thundersky deals gone bad,
lithium battery fires (and even continuing skepticism about lithium
batteries in general) but how can anyone be pessimistic about the future of
EV's given the changes in the last five or so years? Yes, it could all
evaporate again as it has in the past but it doesn't seem likely given that
Tesla wants to spend a billion dollars building a US battery factory. Even a
certifiable Cheap Yankee like myself has to look on the bright side once in
a while ;>) .
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