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What about potential (carbon) import taxes? If you reuse the frame and other parts in the car it saves you quite some money, plus there might be recycling subsi
by whazor 5y ago
What about potential (carbon) import taxes? If you reuse the frame and other parts in the car it saves you quite some money, plus there might be recycling subsidies. Also a battery only lasts 8 years while other parts of the car could easily last 30 years.
- posguy 5y agoThere are plenty of EVs on the road with batteries at 8 years old, some of which have seen minimal range degradation, like most Fiat 500e owners. For those cars that do suffer from range degradation (eg: 2011 Nissan Leafs), battery swapping has become common, and at a reasonable $3500 and up price point: https://evridesllc.com/battery-upgrade-service/ https://evridesllc.com/battery-upgrade-service/
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