I would not recommend a complete EV based on your location. Tesla has a fantastic super charger station in the parking garage of the Cambridgeside galleria at Lechmere. I personally charge my car in my garage with a regular 120v outlet; don’t even need to upgrade the circuit. The electric load is less than a vacuum cleaner

EV owner in Cambridge for the past six years. An easy place to charge is the main constraint. Or get a Tesla which has a more robust charging network. Such broad claims are largely misinformed.

Edit: holy cow OP, you have literally over a hundred car comments in the past 10 days

That sucks. Oh well, the economics are still quite good if buying upfront. Mainly because MA electricity is among the most expensive in the USA. Only Hawaii and a couple others are worse

Not sure. Paid $17k for a 4kw system. $11k after upfront tax incentives. about $1500 a per year in free electricity and SMART incentive checks after that. Financing hurts the economics a lot. My guess is about 8% implied interest rate. 40-50k would mean their electricity bill is an average of $500 per month

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MA solar incentives are nuts. If you are able to install, it is about a guaranteed 16% return on investment or 7 year payback. I thought it was too good to be true at first

Impressive!

I see this as a huge win. Too many puritanical roadblocks in this area.

A whole comment thread of negativity because its not their cup of tea. It makes me smile that people are out and having fun again. 3 years of isolation makes me appreciate these human moments more