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A brand new combustion engine can be bought from JEGS or Summit Racing for less than $4,000 USD. A used engine can be had for less than $1,000, and it often co
by quaquaqua1 7y ago
A brand new combustion engine can be bought from JEGS or Summit Racing for less than $4,000 USD.
A used engine can be had for less than $1,000, and it often comes attached to a car if you are not interested in adding it to a different vehicle.
Electric cars are really cool, but I don't think hundreds of millions of Americans will be running out to switch until maybe 11 years from now, which is how long it took the USA to go from "nobody has a smart phone" to "everyone has a smart phone".
- vinceguidry 7y agoSmart phones had to wait for better wireless connection tech, electric vehicles have to similarly wait for infrastructure improvements. Once that happens, it’ll be just as overnight as it felt with phones.
- quaquaqua1 7y agoThat's a good point- the revolution could have happened in 1980 if the tech was there. I think it still is much longer away before mass adoption happens
- remotecool 7y agoIf politicians have have their way, business will be driven out of the US because of over taxation and we will never get to this point.
- jmpman 7y agoOk, a combustion engine for an F150 plus transmission is $3k? I’m off by $2k? That doesn’t really change the overall equation much. Just pointing out that an electric pickup is viable with today’s battery prices. The inflection point for major changes is just around the corner, and if batteries ever hit $50/kWh, the equation will be even more compelling.