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Hey, I appreciate your thorough response to my points! Seems like I came to the right place. Prius is a solid contender. I'll look at these in particular. I've been wondering what happened to those bumpers that used to be on older cars (80s/90s?), just give me a bumper car hahah.

I have a friend with one that I've been in a couple times. It may have been her, but that car felt like a snail lol. I'll take another look though, thanks.

Oh for real? I'll look at that one closer then. Thanks.

I think a full EV may limit my options a bit. I'm unsure if these are totally valid though.

I actually used to drive a tesla fairly often. It was my ex's, who I lived with. We actually did street parking in that place, with no charging at home. Closest charger was 15 mins away. Not a huge PITA honestly - as long as you plan to charge around other errands. But we took a few road trips and there was always so much planning around the next charge, how fast it was, what the interface was (if not a supercharger) - and that's in California!

I was also always paranoid about the battery dying in the middle of nowhere with no way to get it running without a tow to a charger. With a reg/hybrid, one can at least get a can of gas.

I do have charging in my current building's garage, but there are several EVs here already, I don't know/see how busy they are. I may also move soon.

When EVs are commonly found at 500mi ranges, I'll be more interested. Willing to have my mind changed though!

Thanks. any reason for the camry over the corolla?

This is a great rec, I appreciate the tips and details. Didn't know that about the dealers. I'm always down to take the trip to santa cruz too :D. That sounds like a steal at 17K. I like that it is a bit higher but still compact. Will look into this one more for sure!

thanks. one day...I'll have a 6x12 :D