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Purely anecdotal, obv, but my ev experience has been diametrically opposed to this. Like 0 issue. None. Not one. Bought used. Have only had to put some air in the tires.
Yeah same, 2 EVs over last 6-7 years and I'm down 1.5 sets of tires and 2 cabin filters.....
Exactly. My maintenance costs are so negligible that it's a major consideration in why I'm adamant about my next vehicle also being electric. It seems like, privative, to think about getting a gas powered vehicle again.
And it makes sense.
Fewer moving parts. Less heat build up that has to be dealt with. It's not a bunch of hot metal shit trying to fling itself apart.
I'm wondering if it's the American car makers that are weighing down the results. The bolt and lightning have had a lot of problems.
This is good to hear. It gives me hope that EVs can have a long life expectancy and might actually replace 20 yr old ICE cars.
I mean, I strongly think so. The biggest issue is battery degradation, and mine is a gen 1 leaf, so, big issue there. However, I think that batteries have been showing a relatively substantial performance in terms of degradation over expected. Specifically, the more modern lithium iron phosphate chemistry (mine is the older cobalt chemistry). That being said, my lil' trooper is still pumping out the miles.
My EV mechanic wants to take my older EV and electrify my truck. I'm tempted, and if I can find another one so I can have duel motors, I'm going to seriously consider it.
Will the motors be fighting each other? :)
Sounds rough buddy. Mine is a 2011 Leaf, so like, geriatric by comparison.
No accidents but like, I don't do shiiiiiiiiiiiit to this car.
Since this is all anecdotal, the 'feel', I get from the whole thing is along the lines of like, one of those old think pads.
Like the battery is crap at this point, not worth replacing either. But the thing feels just.. tanky. And like, yeah the battery life has diminished, but its not really decreasing any further. I'm sure it will but its very gradual at this point. It feels like I'm going around with a gen one ipod when everyone has moved onto streaming, but the thing is a champ and it just works.
Yeah that battery chemistry really did not hold up. If they would have just added something like an all in one water cooler, probably would still have close to its max range.
I really think this is why the industry has such resistance to EVs. They simply will not need to be replaced as often (they said, ignoring the article stating otherwise).
Me too. Absolutely nothing.