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Discussion: Whats stopping you from getting an EV? (self.evs)

submitted 10 months ago by snacks to c/evs

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I cant argue with someones' nan's facebook feed telling them outright lies, but there is a hell of alot of misinformation being peddled - and not just from anti-EV people. Some very pro-EV people also talk total shit. If you havnt considered it, why not?

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[–] noUsernamesLef7@infosec.pub 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Three things for me. One, I have no practical way of charging one at home. Two, they're mostly outside my price range. Three, I have doubts about maintainability of the used ones in my price range.

I've owned 3 cars in the last six years, two of which I still have. All have been between 9 and 26 years old and cost between $2300 and $7000. Last time I looked around my area, there were only a few electric cars in that price range mostly 2012-2014ish Leafs and electric Focuses. I know the battery packs degrade over time and suspect the range at that age from that era of EV's would be impractical for me. Replacement packs are expensive and if I factor them into the purchase cost it's pushing all of them over $10,000.

Maybe in a few years when my living situation has changed and better EV's are available in that price range?

[–] snacks 2 points 10 months ago

in the US i take it? We dont often talk about replacing the battery here or in the EU, not that its a problem to talk about it just that its not part of the conversation. The lifespan of batteries is well past the 80k mile warranty all manufacturers have.