If you're part of that group of petrolheads who refuse to get behind electric vehicles of any kind, consider yourselves in the vocal minority in the year 2021. By now, most of the sensible minded gearheads understand that oil is a limited resource and we all have to make changes at some point. For these people, the cheap utilitarian family EVs of the future are already here among us right now. Companies both here in America and around the world are ready to show the world that the future of the automobile really is all-electric.

But how reliable would one of these cheap electric cars for the masses be? There are a couple of things you should consider when purchasing one of this new breed of affordable family EVs for the masses. How about we all find out about them together. It may end up having some sway in your next car purchase.

Get ready for the sweet sound of silence because we're taking a deep dive into some of the affordable brand new electric vehicles set to take the world by storm. And what you should do in order to make sure buying one is a wise investment.

Chevy Bolt: Cheapest New Domestic EV In America

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Yes, the Nissan Leaf plug-in EV is a few thousand dollars or so give or take than the American built Chevrolet Bolt. But if you're the kind of patriot that must have your car come out of Detroit, the Bolt will do so for you at the cheapest possible price.

The 230-mile range boosted by regenerative braking is a feat GM considers to be their crowning achievement in breaking through into the EV market. First with the larger Volt and now the family-oriented Bolt. The DC fast charger is a $750 dollar option which we might as well throw on to the base price of the car. Because according to Regular Car Reviews, the Bolt will take two days to charge on a regular outlet you could plug your toaster into.

Chevy Bolt
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US states like New York and California are known to give substantial monetary incentives for buying American made zero-emissions vehicles. This would, in theory, bring the base price of a brand new Bolt down to as little as $30,000 dollars.

Still a little high for a family hatchback in most people's eyes. But if your attitude towards your car is the same as your smartphone. The Bolt is a good starting platform to wet one's feet in the EV community if the other GM electric car the GMC Hummer EV truck is out of your price range.

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Kandi K-Series: The Chinese Enter The Fray With Savings Galore

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There was once a time when buying a car made in China in the United States would be tantamount to treason. Those days are dead and gone by the looks of things because the Kandi K-Series is here and it's ready to be the go-to EV of urban America.

If your only exposure to electric cars was the G-Wiz on Top Gear fifteen or so years ago, be prepared to be thoroughly impressed. Kandi's K23 five-door hatchback and little K27 city runabout may look diminutive and feeble on the outside with its 14-inch rims and overall egg-like shape.

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On the inside at least, it's a completely different story. Where people complained about how the Chevy Bolt used cheap plastics and ugly, uncomfortable materials for the seats. The K23 looks every bit as modern on the inside as a brand new Tesla Model 3.

With soft-touch leatherette seat covers, a multifunctional display tachometer, and a large Tesla-like center touch screen aims to provide every luxury a good EV is expected to have in the year 2021.

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For the sporting young entrepreneur living in American cities like Washington D.C, Philadelphia, and New York City, it would be wise to invest in EVs as these cities expand their already growing charging grids.

If one can afford to live in an expensive city like New York, the starting of $20 thousand dollars may seem like a real bargain if all you ever do is cruise the streets of the city from meeting to meeting and back to your outrageously expensive NYC or LA apartment.

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Can We Trust These Cheap EVs?

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The fact of the matter is, we have no idea what the reliability figures look like for almost any new EV made today. Legacy cars like first-gen Tesla Model S's may finally have the sales numbers to make an accurate assessment of how reliable they are. The same can't be said for other cars like the Chevy Volt and especially the Kandi K23.

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The only way we'll know for sure one way or another if cheap electric EV's are just as reliable as their petrol-powered cousins is if people go out, buy them and then put them through the rigor of daily life.

If either one of these cars winds up perpetually in dealerships across America with faulty electric drives, accessories, or any other electricity-related mishaps, these buyers will become the first of a generation who have to deal with the growing pains of an emerging and exciting new market and will help mechanics in the future learn how to repair electric vehicles more cheaply. Sadly, it will be these buyers who front the bill for this progress.

Forging The Way Forward

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Just like with the very beginning of internal combustion engines, these machines are complex and require a specific set of skills in order to fix. Skills that are being learned by auto technicians across America in order to prepare for the coming electric revolution. Whether or not either of these cheap EV's from the US and China are the ones who grab the sales brass ring remains to be seen.

Sources: Via: Chevrolet,  Kandi USA

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