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> Conventional ICE vehicles don't have this step-function maintenance cost. Except that they obviously do, in the form of transmission/engine/Catalytic convert
by antisthenes 3y ago
> Conventional ICE vehicles don't have this step-function maintenance cost.
Except that they obviously do, in the form of transmission/engine/Catalytic converter.
> Battery replacement costs are huge.
Your vehicle is much more likely to become a rustbucket before the battery wears out. This isn't Nissan Leaf gen 1 anymore.
- MegaDeKay 3y agoCatalytic converter and transmission costs come nowhere near that of a new battery. As far as engines go, you can almost always repair an engine at a fraction of the cost of replacing an engine. Multiple times if need be. Probably same with the transmission. Battery replacement is a one shot deal. Rust isn't a big deal where I live. I put 440,000 km on my 2001 Honda Civic and had it for 15 years. The body was still in good condition.