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- electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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@copacetic this is normal for new technologies. It used to be you couldn’t give a way a PC you bought 6 months ago, but now adays for most people a 10 year old PC is fine. With each generation of EVs getting significantly better, particularly in regards to range, this is expected.
Only if resale value is one of the primary considerations.
As opposed to, you know, taking care of it and doing the maintenance so it lasts you a long time.
I mean a car’s engine can run with reasonable maintenance for 250,000 to 350,000 miles over a period of 20 or 30 years, whereas an electric car’s battery has a 7 to 10 year shelf life until it needs to be either refurbished or completely replaced at a significant portion of the cost of a new vehicle.
I’m sure that in 25 years, electric battery refurbishment will be systematized and cost-appreciated to become an affordable quintennial service, but until then I don’t want to buy an electric vehicle that can only go 30 miles between full charges.
Not accurate at all. EVs in the USA come with an 8-year / 100000 mile warranty (many are 10 years instead of 8) on the battery / EV systems mandated by federal law. Replacing the battery is not something most EVs owners will have to worry about.
Also recent research has shown that EV batteries will last 30-40% longer than most prior estimates.
Motor Trend says that current estimates are a 10-20 year average battery life for EVs.
https://www.motortrend.com/features/ev-battery-lifespan-degradation-replacement-cost-study
I feel like you want to invalidate my response without considering its points.
My guessing 7-10 years and you replying with “8 year warranty, but you might get lucky and it last longer” alongside, “Most EV car buyers won’t have to worry about it” explicitly overlooks the used car buyers, who are the primary driver of used car values and who would be the specific people who would have to deal with the consequences of battery degradation over time.
Pointlessly popping a gotcha that isn’t a gotcha at all doesn’t bolster your case.
Telling me I’m right while trying to make it look like I’m wrong is a terrible tactic to get me to change my mind.
Nobody said you were right about anything actually, and the status of your mind is not our concern. I simply provided some relevant info that shows a promising future for EV owners.
