tvad
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He said he sometimes needs a friend to lend him the ICE car. There's a significant difference between having (owning) an ICE car, and relying on a friend to lend an ICE car...and this for an activity that's important to the OP ( I mean, damn, he hikes in upstate NY winter!).Because he may not be able to comfortably afford an extra $10K. And he said he has an ICE to take for longer trips.
I'm suggesting some careful consideration needs to be made about the trade-offs. Does he risk not hiking because he can't get an ICE car for that hike?
Or, does he buy a hybrid vehicle that gets excellent mileage, and is climate friendly (Honda RAV Hybrid?), and suits his needs until he can afford a longer range EV?
Or, does he stick with what he has?
The choice doesn't seem particularly clear to me.