ICE v Electric: Cost and Emissions

[Brownski]

Dealers have been doing this for many years via email and paper mail. What part are you questioning?

 

[Campgottagopee]

WTAF??

Tesla Trying To Buy Cars Back From Owners With Cleverly-Worded Text Messages

Tesla is soliciting owners with text messages saying they might be "eligible for tax savings for trading in."

carbuzz.com

Why?

Still no new cars available to dealers, used are driving the market. As an example I just bought a car from a customer for $1000 more than they paid for it a year ago. This will continue for at least a couple more years. The market is insane.

 

[Campgottagopee]

St. Pete family: Electric car battery replacement costs more than car

The family said a dealership told the family it would cost them about $14,000 to replace the car's battery.

www.wtsp.com

 

[Brownski]

That sucks. I thought I read somewhere that EVs‘ whole drivetrains were supposed to be guarantied to 100,000 miles.

 

[Harvey]

That sucks. I thought I read somewhere that EVs‘ whole drivetrains were supposed to be guarantied to 100,000 miles.

Most of the batteries have 8 year / 100,000 miles. Not sure about Ford.

 

[Milo Maltbie]

That sucks.

Those are all transition issues. None of it matters if you believe climate change is an existential threat to civilization. It’s either EVs or quit driving.
I’m betting we’ll boil the oceans before we give up fossil fuels.

mm

 

[Campgottagopee]

Those are all transition issues. None of it matters if you believe climate change is an existential threat to civilization. It’s either EVs or quit driving.
I’m betting we’ll boil the oceans before we give up fossil fuels.

mm

Good gawd
Bringing the drama

 

[Campgottagopee]

Most of the batteries have 8 year / 100,000 miles. Not sure about Ford.

This was a 2014, 8 years old. Not everyone will be buying new EV's. Going forward this will become more and more common, imo.

 

[Brownski]

Those are all transition issues. None of it matters if you believe climate change is an existential threat to civilization. It’s either EVs or quit driving.
I’m betting we’ll boil the oceans before we give up fossil fuels.

mm

It sucks for the people in the article though. No sympathy?

 

[Milo Maltbie]

It sucks for the people in the article though. No sympathy?

It sucks for them, but it’s a cautionary tale from the bottom of the learning curve for everyone else.

mm