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Car dealers say they can’t sell EVs, tell Biden to slow their rollout (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

We don't even know if the batteries on those things will worsen with time, like all other batteries do.

We absolutely do. Of course they degrade over time. But they last much monger than expected. Today they all come with 100,000mile 8-10year warranties.

You cant replace the battery on a EW, it's cheaper to buy a new car.

Of course you can! They're designed to be replaced. Most of them can be swapped out in about an hour at an equipped shop. And the cost (outside of warrantee) is typically about 20-30% the cost of the car. So it's absolutely cheaper to replace the battery than buy new.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thank you, I didn't know this. But paying 30% of the new car price after they expire sounds awful... But at least it's possible.