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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Tesla Cybertruck Owners Shocked That Tires Are Barely Lasting 6,000 Miles (www.thedrive.com)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you look from the 90s to today car price inflation is lower than general inflation

[–] xpinchx 3 points 1 month ago

I only have anecdotal data but that doesn't line up with my experience... But you might also be right.

In 2004 I bought a new Honda Civic (base trim) for $13k USD. Adjusted for inflation that's about 22.5k. Starting MSRP for a 2024 civic is apparently $24k so it's not too far off. If you factor in what you actually get, most new cars have backup cameras, sensors, collision avoidance, blind spot monitoring, better safety and presumably better handling and power deliver and efficiency. It's not that bad of a deal I suppose.

My main hangup is the amount of dollars because my salary sure as shit hasn't doubled since 2004.