Electric cars are getting as inexpensive as gasoline rivals

2013 Nissan Leaf Oblong headlights that protrude from a short, severely sloped hood make it resemble an insect from the Planet Green.
2013 Nissan Leaf Oblong headlights that protrude from a short, severely sloped hood make it resemble an insect from the Planet Green.

By Brian Thevenot | Los Angeles Times

What would it take to get you into an electric car today?

Forced by state regulators to sell more zero-emission vehicles, automakers are tripping over each other to offer consumers rock-bottom lease deals. For the first time, electric vehicles are penciling out cheaper than their gas-powered counterparts.

Honda joined the price war this week by dropping the lease on its Fit EV from $389 to $259 a month. It threw in collision and vehicle theft coverage, maintenance, roadside assistance — even a charging station at your house. Factoring in a state rebate, a customer can drive off the lot with an all-in, three-year commitment of less than $7,000. That may make the Fit EV the cheapest $37,000 car in history.

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