Thread by @ClaraJeffery

SO: US automakers back off EV and hybrids and go all in on planet devastating SUV and truck market and then complain consumers are buying cars from foreign makers?

Trump could solve both problems with higher CAFE standards and incentivizing clean(er) cars.

Also, because I didn't know this and maybe a lot of people don't, not just cheaper to power, but (increasingly) less upfront cost and maintenance: forbes.com/sites/constanc…

Turns out when you don't have a combustion engine and all the parts therein, you face way lower costs to maintain a car! forbes.com/sites/constanc…

So here are some savings in gas alone calculators. Also somebody told me the other day that the best way to score an electric car is to get the 3 year lease returns. Again, fewer parts means a used lease is way safer bet for an EV: chargehub.com/en/calculator.…

here are ~two year old Fiat EVs with > 20,000 miles going for $7 or $8K.cargurus.com/Cars/l-Used-FI…

And apps like @EVChargeHub make it easy to find open public charging stations all over North America. (Good bet are malls and Whole Foods)

The average American commuter drives 29 miles a day. insideevs.com/features/34242… Older EVs have a range of ~80 miles. A bunch have ranges over 200 miles. So yeah, provided you can plug in at home or at work, you can totally handle an EV. insideevs.com/features/34242…