Come on people - I want a EV, but as a used car buyer I’m stuck with the garbage you bought 3-7 years ago.
EVs generally hold up better over time than ICE vehicles. For one thing they don’t vibrate themselves to pieces. You should get the battery checked out before buying and there will be some degradation but an EV will last basically forever.
For one thing they don’t vibrate themselves to pieces
…what?
Most vibration comes from the road not the engine, and the worst is road hazzards. Engines are Carefully balanced and isolated.
Not that it matters, where I like rust from winter road salt is what kills cars. And cars still last a long time if you care for them.
but an EV will last basically forever
Tell that to my 5 year old Ioniq that already had a catastrophic motor/transmission unit failure that would have totaled the car if it hadn’t been covered by warranty.
How is that different from any other used car?
Battery tech has come a long way since then. But I do think a 7 year old ev is great as a commuter car
My EV, not a Tesla, is 8 years old and still going strong. Best commuter car I have ever owned over 40 years of driving.
Battery replacement is very expensive, like at least 10 grand for a Tesla.
Okay but the studies I’ve seen suggest that EV batteries typically last between 15 and 20 years.
Like any other part it varies on use, environmental conditions, and luck of the draw. Like gas engines typically last over 100k miles, but not always. Some people start getting poor performance from their phone battery months after buying.
They’re all expensive here. Give me a 10k China EV please
I bet it would grow a lot faster if the US got China’s cheap electric cars as an option
The usa is on decline, so the numbers add up
