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> Batteries are not different. Cost is. Batteries degrade over a fixed amount of time, no matter the measures taken. A traditional, well maintained engine wou
by manuelabeledo 5y ago
> Batteries are not different.
Cost is.
Batteries degrade over a fixed amount of time, no matter the measures taken. A traditional, well maintained engine would last far longer than a battery, and the repair costs are usually amounted in a gradual manner, i.e. traditional engines don't usually require large investments to keep running, but EVs do.
In other words, not many people can afford EVs in the long term right now. Hopefully this will change, but the current state of things is what it is.
- jeffbee 5y agoThat has nothing to do with your statement "consumers are forced to buy cars as services" which is hogwash.
- manuelabeledo 5y agoIt is not. Manufacturers are already going down that route, locking features behind paywalls. This is perhaps less evident: if only the original manufacturer and a handful of authorized shops are allowed to fix a car, users inevitably become income streams for the company, unless they get rid of the car, that is.
- throwawayboise 5y agoI agree that this is what manufacturers would want, but am hopeful that consumers will reject it, as they did years ago when manufacturers would deny warranty claims if they found a non-OE oil filter in use.