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Your electric car will fall apart before its battery pack does, study finds (electrek.co)
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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

$23 grand for a battery plus the cost of the car? I don’t think they would have spent more on gas and maintenance.

I love how you've added the capital expense with the operating expenses on only one side of the equation but not the other. You know we can see that, right?

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

$23k is more than the cost of my last 2 ICE cars combined!

[–] lepinkainen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now you’re comparing used cars to a new car.

Or do you buy $11k new cars?

[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 0 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

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.