WATCH: Man gets shocking $30,000 quote to replace electric vehicle’s battery (Chevrolet Volt)

Washington Examiner ^ | 8/30/22 | Heather Hamilton

[Libloather]

I usually wait for the BOGO special.

[Bayard]

Buy a truck.

[maddog55]

EVs are a complete disaster to the environment which the idiots that push are trying to save.

IDIOTS

[Sirius Lee]

Money...fool...

[Jyotishi]

I have an Amazon gift card somewhere for one of those batteries.

[Mark17]

Money...fool...

Soon parted?

[joshua c]

IF there was no climate emergency

EVs would be stupid

There is no climate emergency

[joshua c]

no new natural gas construction

no gas cars

everything is electric

why are they putting all of our eggs in one basket?

hmmm

[Bullish]

30k to get a glorified golf cart fixed? Good luck in your brave new world guys.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Florida State Battery Fee: $1.50

[M-cubed]

probably a 5-10 K disposal fee too..those leaking batteries are nasty

[nesnah]

why are they putting all of our eggs in one basket?

hmmm

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With the flip of a switch, we all have to stay home.

[pepsionice]

This is the discussion I had with the Mini-dealer earlier this year. So he quoted me the price of a battery changeover, which Mini was saying their original battery would last seven years. I asked about the then replacement, and Mini was quoting this second battery (figuring 7 years for it too) would be around 1,900 Euro (figure $2,000). So I asked....if I kept this car around for 15 years, would this guaranteed price/battery 3rd pack be around. Salesman didn’t want to imagine or quote that.

The problem I see, you get into this, and the battery-pack folks quit selling pack version 1.0 and you wake up at 12 to 14 years....with a car in great mechanical shape, but no battery to fit the type. We will end up with millions of cars in good mechanical shape sitting in a junkyard because you can’t get the appropriate batteries for the model.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

A 12 year old vehicle is NOT an OLD vehicle, OMG 30,000 dollars to get battery!! This is INSANE!!

[C210N]

I’m a proud gas guzzler and home DIY’er, and plan to never go EV... That said:

Are EV batteries 12v (autos)? 24v (some boats, GA aircraft)?

What’s to prevent DIY folks from jury-rigging an old EV with a newer battery? Can car batteries be obtained reasonably from a mail order supplier?

[joma89]

Everyone forgets about the O&M costs.

[Travis McGee]

[C210N]

[NorthMountain]

A 12 year old vehicle is NOT an OLD vehicle

My 1999 Ranger laughs at 12 years. ;'}

[nuke_road_warrior]

IF there was no climate emergency EVs would be stupid

Even if there was a climate emergency, EVs would be stupid.