Hoping this has not been a beaten to death topic.
We have a Pro S Gradient RWD on order. First thoughts were to outright purchase and take the federal tax credit. After thinking about it for a couple of weeks we are leaning toward a 36 month/17,000 mile per year lease. At this moment VW is offering the $7,500 federal tax credit as a CAPCOM reduction on a three year ID.4 lease. We are obviously at the forefront of the EV Age. Today we are buying high tech. In three years the battery and overall EV tech should be leaps and bounds ahead of 2021. Today, an ICE vehicle can easily go several hundred thousand miles given proper maintenance and TLC. How long is the true expected life of the current MEB platform battery? And, how much is the replacement cost of that battery after its warranty has expired? I equate EVs and the ID.4 in particular to the evolution of the personal PC. First we had the IBM PC, 286, 386, 486, Pentium until today's 10th generation Core X processors. Almost every 18 months the previous models were obsolete. I feel that our 2021 ID.4 might be equivalent to the 286 or 386 computers in three years. We do drive quite a bit because of where we live and that we only have one vehicle. I have even factored my age, mid-70s, into whether this makes sense or not. In three years there will be exponentially more roadside high capacity chargers whether or not we get an infrastructure bill passed.
So, please express your opinions and be honest. I welcome all and thank you all.
We have a Pro S Gradient RWD on order. First thoughts were to outright purchase and take the federal tax credit. After thinking about it for a couple of weeks we are leaning toward a 36 month/17,000 mile per year lease. At this moment VW is offering the $7,500 federal tax credit as a CAPCOM reduction on a three year ID.4 lease. We are obviously at the forefront of the EV Age. Today we are buying high tech. In three years the battery and overall EV tech should be leaps and bounds ahead of 2021. Today, an ICE vehicle can easily go several hundred thousand miles given proper maintenance and TLC. How long is the true expected life of the current MEB platform battery? And, how much is the replacement cost of that battery after its warranty has expired? I equate EVs and the ID.4 in particular to the evolution of the personal PC. First we had the IBM PC, 286, 386, 486, Pentium until today's 10th generation Core X processors. Almost every 18 months the previous models were obsolete. I feel that our 2021 ID.4 might be equivalent to the 286 or 386 computers in three years. We do drive quite a bit because of where we live and that we only have one vehicle. I have even factored my age, mid-70s, into whether this makes sense or not. In three years there will be exponentially more roadside high capacity chargers whether or not we get an infrastructure bill passed.
So, please express your opinions and be honest. I welcome all and thank you all.