Posted on 08/31/2022 2:43:49 AM PDT by Libloather
A Florida man learned his electric vehicle needs a new battery - at the price of nearly $30,000.
The replacement estimate from Roger Dean Chevrolet in Cape Coral, Florida, began to circulate on social media last week, with many questioning its legitimacy. The dealership confirmed the quote, however, noting that the estimate was for a Chevrolet Volt, which carries heftier costs due to its older technology.
Bet that Chevy Volt sounded like a good idea at first. pic.twitter.com/q57U0gZowU - Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) August 25, 2022
“This is an estimate for a 12 year old vehicle out of warranty and for a battery that is extremely hard to get, due to the older technology of the 12 year old vehicle,” Roger Dean Chevrolet commented on Facebook in an attempt to set the record straight. “The dealership does not set battery prices.”
When asked about the hefty price tag, a man told NBC 2 that “$30,000 is a lot to fix anything on a car, especially when the car itself could be, like, worth less than that.”
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Buy a truck.
EVs are a complete disaster to the environment which the idiots that push are trying to save.
IDIOTS
Money...fool...
I have an Amazon gift card somewhere for one of those batteries.
Soon parted?
IF there was no climate emergency
EVs would be stupid
There is no climate emergency
no new natural gas construction
no gas cars
everything is electric
why are they putting all of our eggs in one basket?
hmmm
30k to get a glorified golf cart fixed? Good luck in your brave new world guys.
Florida State Battery Fee: $1.50
probably a 5-10 K disposal fee too..those leaking batteries are nasty
why are they putting all of our eggs in one basket?
hmmm
With the flip of a switch, we all have to stay home.
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.
A 12 year old vehicle is NOT an OLD vehicle, OMG 30,000 dollars to get battery!! This is INSANE!!
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?
Everyone forgets about the O&M costs.
My 1999 Ranger laughs at 12 years. ;'}
Even if there was a climate emergency, EVs would be stupid.
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