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The costly reality of owning an electric car: How customers are being slugged $33,000 to repair
Daily Mail ^
| October 2, 2019
| Stephen Johnson
Posted on 10/03/2019 7:43:12 PM PDT by lowbridge
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To: dznutz
“Uncle Tony’s Garage”
“I have nothing against electric cars. They are cool!”
To: TexasGator
Henry Ford built a car, that with proper repair and maintenance would last indefinitely.That car was the model T. Other manufacturers, especially GM saw the downside of this almost immediately.
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posted on
10/03/2019 9:47:17 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV)
To: lowbridge
Golf karts is golf karts.
You just know the twit, like vegans, let everyone around know about his fetish.
To: doorgunner69
To: TexasGator
3 out of 5. You lose on the second run.
To: doorgunner69
I watched that kid in the Tesla on the series fastest car. He came in 4th place out of 5 cars. The only reason he wasn't in last place is because the car in the lead lost traction and crashed 3/4 of the way down the track. Tesla's are quick off the start but lose out after the first 50 yards.
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posted on
10/03/2019 10:23:43 PM PDT
by
Rdct29
(Democrats are the new Nazi's. They think they deserve total control over the people)
To: TexasGator
“Uncle Tony’s Garage” “I have nothing against electric cars. They are cool!” but.......
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posted on
10/03/2019 10:27:48 PM PDT
by
dznutz
To: doorgunner69
LOL! He let him go first! He even said that before the race!
To: Rdct29
LOL! 10.6 and 127 mph in the quarter is petering out after 50 yds!
To: lowbridge
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posted on
10/03/2019 10:55:42 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: TexasGator
From August 2019, the latest price is $8,500, still well short of $30K:
https://www.autonews.com/sales/nissan-leaf-buyers-dealers-worry-about-replacing-worn-out-cells
[”A refurb program is needed to help owners who were affected by Gen 1 vehicles,” the Hattiesburg, Miss., resident told Automotive News. “I believe that these early battery failures are part of a learning curve that was passed on to the consumer. Nissan offered a battery replacement program for $5,500, but unfortunately they quietly raised the price to $8,500.”]
I think that’s more than the cost of a rebuilt/used engine and transmission for the typical Nissan econobox.
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posted on
10/03/2019 10:57:05 PM PDT
by
Zhang Fei
(My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
To: Rdct29
To: Rdct29
Which sedans finished ahead of him?
To: TexasGator
I’m not saying they are slow. I’m saying the car in the video didn’t have the top end speed and power to keep his lead in the race I watched. Everybody has their own preference. You like electric and I like the rumble of a combustion engine. Nothing wrong with that.
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posted on
10/03/2019 11:18:56 PM PDT
by
Rdct29
(Democrats are the new Nazi's. They think they deserve total control over the people)
To: Rdct29
It’s a sedan.
And you shouldn’t make assumptions.
My pony rumbles to the tune of over 700 hp.
To: lowbridge
Just curious... does anyone know the average time it takes to charge an electric vehicle, once you’ve driven your 175 km?
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posted on
10/04/2019 12:41:53 AM PDT
by
FrdmLvr
(They never thought she would lose.)
To: lowbridge
A$ 33,385 = US$ 22,568.09
Still, plenty enough.
To: TexasGator
If you go to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, they have early electric vehicles from the 1880’s
Initially there were more electric vehicles than internal combustion ones.
Believe it or knot.
Cheep fuel and Fords assemble line essentially won out.
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posted on
10/04/2019 3:26:09 AM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
( Molon Labe' baby, Molon Labe)
To: lowbridge
He can buy a low-end BMW for the price of a battery....
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posted on
10/04/2019 3:30:41 AM PDT
by
trebb
(Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
To: lowbridge
I’ve always wondered what the resale value of a 5 year old electric car with 100,000 miles on it would be knowing that the batteries would eventually wear out.
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posted on
10/04/2019 3:40:39 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(I'm in the cleaning business.......I launder money)
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