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ICBC scraps 2022 electric car after owners faced with $60,000 bill to replace damaged battery 
Vancouver Sun ^ | December 21, 2023 | Derrick Penner

Posted on 12/27/2023 5:19:37 AM PST by lowbridge

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To: woodbutcher1963

My garage is part of the house and I would have a hard time sleeping well knowing that an electric car is parked there and hooked up to a charger.


41 posted on 12/27/2023 9:39:45 AM PST by Saintgermain
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To: CarmichaelPatriot
"Why do the batteries need to be assembled into a single large pack? Why not break it up into multiple smaller packs, interconnected, and easily replaceable, which allows a single or multiple packs to fail while still maintaining the operability of the vehicle?"

That's exactly what my golf cart has. Three 48v 30ah batteries about the size of a standard car battery.

I just had one fail for the second time in three years. They are supposed to last 10. I have bought four of them, and two of them have failed at less than 20% of their rated service life.

I would NEVER buy an all-electric car.

42 posted on 12/27/2023 9:56:14 AM PST by Henchster (Free Republic - the BEST site on the web!)
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To: lowbridge

Caveat emptor.

Get woke, go broke.


43 posted on 12/27/2023 11:19:27 AM PST by VideoPaul
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To: tired&retired

Believe it’s called a soup can now.


44 posted on 12/27/2023 12:18:33 PM PST by Vaduz (....)
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