Canadians are waiting for cheap Chinese EVs, or at least some of them are. That’s what Clean Energy Canada found in a recent poll with Abacus Data: among likely EV buyers, about 42 per cent say they might wait for Chinese options to become available before making the switch.

It’s understandable: everyone wants a deal, and Chinese EVs are likely only a few months out from hitting Canadian dealership lots. But if your goal is simply to buy a great EV that’s competitive on price, start looking now — because the EV you’ve been waiting for is already here.

A year ago, Clean Energy Canada analysis found just one EV priced under $40,000 available on the Canadian market. Today, that number is up to 11 if you account for the federal EV rebate (currently $5,000) and five even without it. In fact, Canadians now have it better than Americans: only two out of those five cars are available in the US at a similar price point, if at all.

But, perhaps, the best deal around is the not-so-humble used EV, and what a deal it is. A new Clean Energy Canada report, Recharged and Ready, finds there are now a significant number of desirable used EVs priced........

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