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I honor the new collaborative charging network between BMW, Honda, GM, Hyundai, Kia, Merck and D'Lantis

say that they will be ready to put charges in the ground by the end of the year

and 30,000 in the ground by the end of the decade.

Management team is coming together, and they're going to have the first of seven labs,

or they call it a quarterback lab, to ensure that every car, every OTA update, everything that can

plug into their network is fully tested. A lot of the people working for the new Iona network

in the US come from Tesla and other charging networks. They know how it should be done. We wish them

the best. Next year's Nissan Leaf, the 2025 model year

Nissan Leaf has now gone on sale, and it starts at $28,000. If you can get over Chathomo,

then it is a brilliant vehicle. I love the Leaf. Great boot size on that. 40 kilowatt

hour battery is the smaller one, EPA 149 miles, and it got some great deals on that as well.

So yes, it is a little bit old technology, but hey, you get what you pay for and I think you get a lot for your money.

I'd get a nearly new one actually in terms of a leaf and get one for under 25 grand.

Get the $4,000 used EV tax credit and then you are driving a bargain, my friends.

Use DVs are more affordable than gas cars.

New survey that was done by IC cars points out that the average sale price of a

used TV is lower than the average sale price of a combustion car in the United States

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