• chonglibloodsport
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    6 days ago

    It’s the parts, stupid! EVs use proprietary parts that cost a fortune to replace. We’re talking thousands of dollars for proprietary headlights, whereas an old gas car you can buy new headlights for $30 at an auto parts store.

    It didn’t have to be this way. But manufacturers saw an opportunity for maximum greed and they took it!

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        6 days ago

        Not used ones! There’s a whole market out there of used cars that are cheap and easy to repair.

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            6 days ago

            Yet nobody is buying used electric cars. The resale price is abysmal. US adoption of electric cars has stalled as a result.

            You wanted an explanation of what’s going on and then when you don’t like the answer you react negatively.

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              LOL I didn’t ask for an explanation of anything.Tthis is not about me not liking your answer, it’s about it being factually incorrect.

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                  6 days ago

                  So your evidence that they’re too expensive to repair is that…people are selling them?

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                    They’re selling them at deep discounts. The loss in resale values makes people wary of buying new ones. People want cars that hold their value, otherwise they won’t buy.