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Nigel Zeid is a former Nissan EV specialist who now educates dealers about electric car sales. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Nigel Zeid, a 65-year-old former Nissan EV specialist and now an independent EV educator based in Boulder, Colorado. He says car salespeople are not prepared to sell electric vehicles, and that serves as a point of frustration and barrier to adoption for car shoppers. Zeid spends his time speaking with industry stakeholders at major events and talking to dealership salespeople about EVs. If you go into an uneducated dealership, know there's more than one dealership to go to.
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Many prospective electric car buyers worry about an EV's range, or how far it goes on a charge. But with new battery tech and more available charging, range shouldn't be a prime factor. But some experts say that in picking the right electric car, that last question of range is becoming less important — and less helpful. That's because in reality, most drivers don't need long-range EVs. "You don't need batteries that go 800 miles when it's convenient and easy and quick to recharge every 300 miles.
Today's electric car buyers have a lot of questions. Potential EV drivers have plenty of questions, and there's plenty you need to know before buying an electric car. Regardless, here are some tips on what to ask your dealer or sales advisor if you're considering buying an EV. It's important for car-buyers considering an EV to ask about how it fits into an average driver's lifestyle. But given how much this market depends on improvements in battery tech, dealers should still be ready to talk about what separates their EV's battery from competitors.
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