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Yup, my Leaf gets only about 40 miles of range on a good day :) But it still works for errands around town. It would not make financial sense to ever replace t

Yup, my Leaf gets only about 40 miles of range on a good day :) But it still works for errands around town. It would not make financial sense to ever replace the battery. It is better to just get another EV when I can no longer get out of my driveway :)

clouddrover 5y ago
Buying a new EV is the same as replacing the battery and spending extra on top. It still wipes out the previous savings and increases your carbon footprint because another complete car was manufactured.
- speedgoose 5y ago
  The used EV can replace another dirtier car.
  - clouddrover 5y ago
    No, it can't. Its range is now so low it's no longer practical. Expecting people to accept a lot less is not realistic.
    - speedgoose 5y ago
      I see tons of first gen Nissan leafs with shitty range every day. And they still have some value on the used market.
      - clouddrover 5y ago
        No, you don't. What you see are the few people who are willing to make compromises to practicality that the majority of people are not. I would not buy a first gen Nissan Leaf with shitty range and neither would most people.
        speedgoose 5y ago
        I'm quite sure I do. The Leaf is the best seller where I live and a lot of them are getting old : https://elbilstatistikk.no/ https://elbilstatistikk.no/ People don't drive that many km everyday and an old Leaf is an okay second car to quite a lot of people. Anyway, it's just an example because the first gen Leaf is an old car with a low range and a battery with a high degradation. If you think about newer leafs and other cars with more range, it's not really a huge difference if the car has lost some range over time.
        clouddrover 5y ago
        I'm quite sure you don't. There are 2.8 million registered private cars in Norway. 68,873 Leafs doesn't equal "tons" in comparison: https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/landtransport/statistikk/bilparken https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/landtransport/st...

clouddrover 5y ago

Buying a new EV is the same as replacing the battery and spending extra on top. It still wipes out the previous savings and increases your carbon footprint because another complete car was manufactured.

speedgoose 5y ago
The used EV can replace another dirtier car.
- clouddrover 5y ago
  No, it can't. Its range is now so low it's no longer practical. Expecting people to accept a lot less is not realistic.
  - speedgoose 5y ago
    I see tons of first gen Nissan leafs with shitty range every day. And they still have some value on the used market.
    - clouddrover 5y ago
      No, you don't. What you see are the few people who are willing to make compromises to practicality that the majority of people are not. I would not buy a first gen Nissan Leaf with shitty range and neither would most people.
      - speedgoose 5y ago
        I'm quite sure I do. The Leaf is the best seller where I live and a lot of them are getting old : https://elbilstatistikk.no/ https://elbilstatistikk.no/ People don't drive that many km everyday and an old Leaf is an okay second car to quite a lot of people. Anyway, it's just an example because the first gen Leaf is an old car with a low range and a battery with a high degradation. If you think about newer leafs and other cars with more range, it's not really a huge difference if the car has lost some range over time.
        clouddrover 5y ago
        I'm quite sure you don't. There are 2.8 million registered private cars in Norway. 68,873 Leafs doesn't equal "tons" in comparison: https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/landtransport/statistikk/bilparken https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/landtransport/st...