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People buying new cars don't care about lifetime TCO. They care about getting a trouble free 5-10yr. Maintenance costs on all vehicles (not just cars) are dom
by throwaway0a5e 4y ago
People buying new cars don't care about lifetime TCO. They care about getting a trouble free 5-10yr.
Maintenance costs on all vehicles (not just cars) are dominated by the stuff closest to the road, tires, brakes, wheel bearings and suspension/steering components, and stuff like that.
- bryanlarsen 4y agoLifetime TCO is the correct metric. Yes, a new car buyer is probably going to sell the car after 5 - 10 years. But he's going to be selling it to somebody who really does care about costs. If they didn't care about costs they wouldn't be buying a used car! So the second buyer is probably even more willing to pay a premium for an EV than the original buyer is. Example: Save $2000/year in fuel costs with an EV, the EV has 3 owners, each for 5 years. The last owner should be willing to pay a $10K premium, the second owner a $20K premium and the first owner a $30K premium.
- SEJeff 4y agoYou have significantly less brake wear on EVs that use regenerative braking (like Teslas). In fact, you use them significantly less due to the regen braking. It is easy to get really rusty brake pads post carwash because you use them so little. It is always recommended to make a point of using your brakes for a few days post carwash so this doesn't happen. All the rest of the time you can use one pedal driving for almost everything.