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user-inactivated · 3146 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think
So people rent cars in the US much like they rent apartments. That's an interesting world we live in. Nothing like that happens (yet?) in Russia, where people would rather take a credit or buy from the previous owner. How much does an average new prestige car (something a medium-time businessman would buy to seem respectful) cost? In Russia, it's between 1.5 and 2.5 million rubles ($25k to $42k). When I was in school, guys from it would buy shitty old Russian cars from hands for a couple of thousand rubles (about $30) and drive around, not afraid to ruin it. I think you can still do so in the single-house poorer neighbourhoods (which is where a lot of my classmates came from or hanged around at).