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Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says (arstechnica.com)
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[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

A bunch of the earlier ones had their batteries replaced under warranty and are effectively only a couple years old. They're also dirt cheap and undervalued at the moment.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I would argue that even if you did get a used one with new batteries, you'd still face degradation down the line and additional problems that would or could be mitigated in older ice cars which are much more likely to have replacement parts available (even if those replacement parts don't come from the same type or brand of vehicle). For instance. I know for a fact that there's a trend of using Honda engines in older first Gen mini coopers. Buying a rebuilt engine has the potential to be pretty cheap.

[–] hank_and_deans@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I have one of those Bolts.

Not only was the battery replaced, the 8 year warranty on it was reset. Also, the idea that EV batteries die after a couple of years like in phones was unfounded. The batteries in EVs are actually properly temperature regulated unlike the ones in mobile phones. The primary degradation in an EV battery happens when the battery is new and stays basically flat for the rest of its life.

EVs have been on the road long enough for studies to determine that most batteries will last at least as long as most people will own the car.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

After a couple of years? No. But 25 years isn't an unreasonable amount of time to want to own a vehicle if you take care of it. We treat vehicles these days like they're disposable and honestly I don't think a 25 year old battery pack is going to be particularly desirable.