They have to save up to avoid or lower financing costs, so it may take a few months, depending on circumstances, longer. Before I blurted out anything stupid, I bit the tongue and searched Chinese EVs online. I didn’t see anything with a long bed available domestically, they don’t really need all the posh interior pluses. But then I also thought, “we’re in wetlands, and what if they bog down in the field?” And also thought they may need a longer fuel range, because summer days, starts and stops. So I’m wondering if a hybrid may be better; but also, this will need to be the last large vehicle investment they make, for farming. So my question is, should they go for hybrid or is some other option available. How long is petrol really going to last at an affordable cost? Long summer days into nights and bogdown may use battery life much quicker than highway. And it doesn’t have to be Chinese, I just feel (not know for sure) they will cost less and be more durable, in the long run, but I also haven’t factored in maintenance and repair. They do need the long bed, though. I guess this vehicle will need to last 25+ years.
Recommendations? Thanks in advance.
stanford has BYD ev buses… seems like if you’ve got money you can get them i guess
Yeah, the cost is already high, I can’t imagine import costs.
Institutional scale buys of buses which are mostly or entirely used on private roads are not at all the same thing as individuals purchasing consumer vehicles for use on public roads.
But yeah. If you have a couple dozen million to spare you can kind of do whatever you want.