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Honda Prologue EV Undercuts Civic as Honda’s Cheapest Car To Lease (www.thedrive.com)
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The Honda Civic has always been a reliable sort. You can rely on it to be a comfortable daily, a track-ready hot hatch, an economical commuter, and a cheap buy. No, wait. Scratch that last one. A Civic is still affordable, but it’s no longer the cheapest Honda to lease. That crown now belongs to the electric Prologue.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why are they comparing cost to lease? I guess does that include the lower maintenance cost of EVs somewhat?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because some people prefer to lease, and Honda is offering special incentives to lease this particular EV.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Why are the offering those incentives? Because of lower servicing costs?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Because there's a leasing loophole for the EV tax credits for cars that aren't built in the USA

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

marketing. to drum up hype and sales with articles like this. the cast majority of sales or "special pricing" are just marketing.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago

Because this is an advertisement