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Notable, in California EV and hybrid batteries get a ten year 150,000 mile warranty. Speaking of Bolts, two years ago you could buy one with 30k miles on it fo
by Gibbon1 4y ago
Notable, in California EV and hybrid batteries get a ten year 150,000 mile warranty.
Speaking of Bolts, two years ago you could buy one with 30k miles on it for $15-18k. Can't now!
The argument that EV's are too expensive based solely off the purchase price while ignoring everything else gets tiresome. My take is lower maintenance costs and depreciation beats out the difference between the cost of electricity vs gas. 5 cents/mile vs 12-15 cents a mile. That's only 7 to 10 cents/mile difference. EV's cost less to run even if gasoline were free.
- mbfg 4y agoyeah, but i'd argue ten years is nothing. I don't doubt batteries will last 10 years, and for affluent people, cars are replaced more often than that. But if you are talking about wide spread adoption, low and lower middle class are going to keep cars much longer, if they can even afford new cars... And speaking of, would you dare buy a used ev car? You probably are talking at least 10K for a ten year old EV, and then if the battery is shot, and you now have to dump another 8K at least. Used EVs, imo, are a risky purchase.