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Why buy a new car? It would be cheaper to build your own car at this point. You can also spend money on reliability and strength, instead of surveillance. There is absolutely no way in hell I'd ever buy a new car. The culture has deteriorated too much and the people making cars don't give a shit if the American economy implodes because no one has a car. America is about to become Cuba.
Edison Motors (in British Columbia, Canada) can do a full EV conversion on any pre-1995 vehicle (few complex electronics that require futzing with) for $15k-$50k CAD depending on the type of vehicle and its power requirements.
Pick up a late-80s Type II VW Jetta and it’s likely to be at that lower end.
Pick up a late-70s dent side Ford F-350 dually, and it’s likely to be closer to that upper end.
Still, you’re looking at half to a quarter of what a new vehicle costs.
Great. If you ignore that you still have a 40-50 years old car at that point. It's not like EV was the only invention over the past 5 decades.