Sunshine (she/her)M to [Dormant] Electric VehiclesEnglish • 2 months agoYour electric car will fall apart before its battery pack does, study findselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down121
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months ago$23k is more than the cost of my last 2 ICE cars combined!
minus-square@lepinkainenlink2•2 months agoNow you’re comparing used cars to a new car. Or do you buy $11k new cars?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•edit-22 months agoNo, I’m comparing two used cars to the cost of an EV battery replacement. Also, I was generously rounding up the cost of the two cars. My total was actually $12,200. $9k for a 2006 Subaru Forester and $3,200 for a 1992 Miata.
$23k is more than the cost of my last 2 ICE cars combined!
Now you’re comparing used cars to a new car.
Or do you buy $11k new cars?
No, I’m comparing two used cars to the cost of an EV battery replacement. Also, I was generously rounding up the cost of the two cars. My total was actually $12,200. $9k for a 2006 Subaru Forester and $3,200 for a 1992 Miata.