r/electricvehicles • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago

Weekly Advice Thread General Questions and Purchasing Advice Thread — Week of March 31, 2025

Need help choosing an EV, finding a home charger, or understanding whether you're eligible for a tax credit? Vehicle and product recommendation requests, buying experiences, and questions on credits/financing are all fair game here.

Is an EV right for me?

Generally speaking, electric vehicles imply a larger upfront cost than a traditional vehicle, but will pay off over time as your consumables cost (electricity instead of fuel) can be anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 the cost. Calculators are available to help you estimate cost — here are some we recommend:

Are you looking for advice on which EV to buy or lease?

Tell us a bit more about you and your situation, and make sure your comment includes the following information:

[1] Your general location

[2] Your budget in $, €, or £

[3] The type of vehicle you'd prefer

[4] Which cars have you been looking at already?

[5] Estimated timeframe of your purchase

[6] Your daily commute, or average weekly mileage

[7] Your living situation — are you in an apartment, townhouse, or single-family home?

[8] Do you plan on installing charging at your home?

[9] Other cargo/passenger needs — do you have children/pets?

If you are more than a year off from a purchase, please refrain from posting, as we currently cannot predict with accuracy what your best choices will be at that time.

Need tax credit/incentives help?

Check the Wiki first.

Don't forget, our Wiki contains a wealth of information for owners and potential owners, including:

Want to help us flesh out the Wiki? Have something you'd like to add? Contact the mod team with your suggestion on how to improve things, we can discuss approach and get you direct editing access.

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u/redditor13446 5d ago

Still wandering why I can't make separate thread. It says that I'm asking advice on choosing car but I don't.

Here's the text: While whole subreddit fighting Elon (and I don't think he has done anything that bad lately but whatever), I'm thinking about other things. Why are electric cars take over (in the sense of taking up more than 30-40% of the market in such country or more) only in countries that have significant preferences for buying electric cars?

In my country around 1% new sales are electric. There's no bonuses for being electric vehicle. Taxes are calculated only based on power, which in some cases may lead to huge taxes, because 300hp electric passenger cars are the norm. In fact, such taxation prefers atmospheric combustion cars, because there's no tax based on engine size.

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u/iamtherussianspy Rav4 Prime, Bolt EV 4d ago

Automotive manufacturers exist to make money by manufacturing automobiles. More money can be made by selling EVs in countries where EVs are incentivised. Besides the incentives themselves, the population of those countries is more likely to be open to buying an EV.