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New electric vehicles cost thousands more than similar models that run on gasoline. But a growing number of shoppers are discovering that for used cars, often the opposite is true.

Used battery-powered vehicles often sell for less than comparable cars with internal combustion engines, making them a good deal even before calculating savings in maintenance costs and fuel. That is expanding the number of people who can afford to buy such models.

Sales of used electric vehicles rose 40 percent in July from a year earlier, according to Cox Automotive, a research firm.

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    7 hours ago

    Its illegal to ride on sidewalks, and bike lanes are usually more dangerous to cyclists.

    Wear a bright yellow construction jacket. Use a helmet mirror. Take the lane.

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      6 hours ago

      Yeah… I’m a big proponent. I grew up in a city where biking wasn’t standard, but could be done. I biked a lot back then. But when I say it is definitively unsafe here, I mean it. It would be a death sentence to try to bike here outside of the local state park