ICE v Electric: Cost and Emissions

tirolski said:
Is there a cost to residents to charge their vehicles parked there?
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No charge. It's essentially a household outlet that's in a garage of a private condo building. Each condo gets one parking space. Not that many units. I think there are 4 on each floor, maybe 5 floors.
 
Harvey said:
If it cost 20k to replace the battery is it like new?
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No way. Same goes for ICE as well.
Every connection, switch, contact, knob, button, bolt, screw, etc has wear on it.
Everything is now made to be disposable.

As an example --- this past winter I needed to replace the auger motor on my pellet stove. All that was wrong with the motor was a nylon gear that would've been easily replaceable had the part been available. No dice. Had to replace the motor.
 
finance.yahoo.com

Ford adds battery capacity, LFP chemistry to scale global EV business

Ford said Thursday it has shored up its battery supply chain as part of its global strategy to sell more than 2 million EVs annually by 2026. The automaker, which is investing $50 billion to scale its battery-electric portfolio through 2026, said it plans to boost battery capacity, shorten its...
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Ford using a safer battery technology. One of my biggest beefs with EV’s is battery safety.
I would not feel safe parking my Lithium ion car in my garage.
 
Price seems to have come down a bit for people buying a pre-owned R1T at auction. At least compared to a few months ago.

The lowest price for a new one seems to be $79,500 at the moment. Of course, there is a long wait if someone didn't put in a reservation a while back.

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MarzNC said:
Price seems to have come down a bit for people buying a pre-owned R1T at auction. At least compared to a few months ago.

The lowest price for a new one seems to be $79,500 $97,500 at the moment. Of course, there is a long wait if someone didn't put in a reservation a while back.

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FIFY, but that ain’t counting tax and ya gotta bring a trailer...
 
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