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“In the real world, computers are too expensive for normies to buy”. Was true once too, but things move fast. A huge difference is going to be in four or five
by stephen_g 4y ago
“In the real world, computers are too expensive for normies to buy”. Was true once too, but things move fast.
A huge difference is going to be in four or five years when currently new cars start really showing up on the used car market. At the same time, there will be more entry-level priced new EVs (in part because of laws like this, but also just the normal technology development cycle)
- anonymousab 4y agoA large part of the cost savings of those used cars will be cut by need to get a new battery. Though, on the other hand, if the driving patterns in the EU favor extremely short trips in a temperate climate then maybe that's actually fine.
- stephen_g 4y agoThat is a common fear, but no, it’s not matched by real-world experience. Modern battery tech should usually last the life of the car. The batteries are often fairly modular, so if some individual cells do unexpectedly fail, often the battery can be fixed by just replacing one of 20 or so modules.
- krzyk 4y agoEuropean climate has a big range, you have Greece/Spain and you have Norway. And countries in the middle have few months with temperatures below and at 0 degrees Celsius.