• Jolteon
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    91 year ago

    It’s almost like the people who buy EVs are doing it to save money.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      Can confirm. Was shopping around for cars, and settled on either a 2023 WRX Limited, or a fully loaded 2022 Polestar 2. Both around $37k in the US. Chose the Polestar, and now I don’t have to pay for gas, let alone premium gas

      • TheMurphy
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        61 year ago

        Also I heard that EVs are alot cheaper to maintain, due to rare malfunctions, because so few moving parts in the car.

        It was even a big topic at my local mechanic because they didn’t earn any money on EVs.

        Sounds amazing for consumers.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          Can your local mechanic even service EVs? The parts that are different, I mean. Obviously they can all do tires and the like.

          • TheMurphy
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            21 year ago

            My local mechanic can service 2 different car brands, so he can’t service them all. And he services those two brands both on ICE and EV.

            But he says that 95% of the things he fixes on traditional cars, is not even present in EVs. EVs just require fewer parts to work, therefore almost no parts that can break.

      • capital
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        21 year ago

        Hey Polestar buddy! I just got one too.

    • @[email protected]
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      61 year ago

      The money saving is the bait on the hook, but once you change there is no return. It’s just so much better in every way

        • mosiacmango
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          1 year ago

          Range goes down by about 1/3rd. Bad, but most people drive 40 miles/day in the US, so going from 300 miles to 200 miles doesnt really matter.

        • @RGB3x3
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          11 year ago

          Nothing a blow torch won’t solve. Will heat that batter up right quick.

    • toofpic
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      11 year ago

      How do you know that?

      • Jolteon
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        11 year ago

        It’s just a guess, but it’s also the main reason I’m looking for a plug-in hybrid.

      • @ohlaph
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        11 year ago

        I don’t.