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A 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 favo
by anonymousab 4y ago
A 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.