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Can you buy an electric car from outside the U.S.?

I’ve noticed many automakers abroad are selling electric cars that are much cheaper than what is currently available in the U.S.. Can I buy a foreign-made electric car and have it imported?

Allison Stone · Updated on Apr 21, 2022

Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.

Sadly, no. While there are many appealing new models of [electric cars]

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) available abroad, U.S. import laws only allow vehicles that are older than 25 years old to be imported from other countries.

There are quite a few

affordable new electric cars

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Chevy Bolt

Nissan Leaf

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