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In newer cars the battery is a structural component, thus replacing it entails disassembling almost the entire car adding a ton of labor costs to an already ext
by tsss 3y ago
In newer cars the battery is a structural component, thus replacing it entails disassembling almost the entire car adding a ton of labor costs to an already extremely expensive replacement. EVs are a death sentence for the used market that all poor and middle class people rely on.
- pseudosavant 3y agoThat has not been my experience at all. I've owned a Leaf and a Bolt that both had to have their entire battery replaced/recalled. The Leaf was one of the worst service experiences I've ever had. They made sure I'd never consider Nissan as a brand ever again. It took forever to get a battery, and I was without my car for the actual replacement for more than a week. The battery in my Bolt was a completely different experience. Once they had my replacement battery, Chevy replaced it in less than a day. Dropped off my car in the morning, done by the early afternoon. Clearly designed to be serviceably replaced. Far less involved than replacing an engine - the ICE equivalent end-of-life that also happens.