When you see those prices, they are what is billed to an insurance company for a new battery. Because most current models of EV have been out for a while and there's a steady stream of accidents, you can buy fairly low mileage EV batteries from eBay or salvage yards for not much more than replacing an ICE engine (with labor). A Model 3 battery is typically in the $6-8,000 range. Not hard to check remaining capacity/life before installation either.EVs definitely have high mileage concerns. When a new battery is $20,000+, the used market for those vehicles will be nearly non existent as they approach the end of battery life.
Tesla insurance is indeed expensive. EVs work for some and not for others. Definitely best for those with a house where they can plug in a charger (even 110V) and not the way to go for apartment dwellers. Public charging all the time can be expensive and a pain to wait. It takes me maybe 10 seconds to plug in and 10 to unplug a few times a week.I calculated that my annual fuel expenses in my truck are about equal to the insurance price increase for four months if I switched to a Tesla.
Let's just leave it at you don't like them, won't have one, never will, and your mind is made up.The Model 3 battery is 1200 lbs and a out the size of a small dining room table. Shipping something like that 1000 miles is $4000, a used battery is $5000+, then you're paying for installation and disposal of the old one. Currently you're also likely going to need to ship your car to one of the few places in the country that will even perform this work.
I've watched three of my neighbors pull engines out of various vehicles and replace them with junkyard pulls, there just isn't any equivalence between a battery pack swap and an engine swap.
That's right...that is...this "NEW TECHNOLOGY" was already invented 70 years ago...invented without computers or 3D simulators or using artificial intelligence...just paper, pencil...and a lot of calculations….Kinda like the diesel electric freight trains?
The problem has been that due to the expense of materials to make the batteries, the manufacturers have all tried to chase the high end of the market. There've been a few exceptions like the Chevy Bolt (US) and Renault Zoe (EU) but those get snatched up quickly.I’ve only driven one ev and I loved it. But couldn’t afford it. It was fast, quiet and a pleasure to drive. I would have one in a heartbeat if I could afford one. Many models are now capable of driving the length of the UK on just one recharge and the number of charging stations is getting better.
On the other hand, I do not like Elon Musk and would never buy one of his cars.
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Used Chevy Bolts with batteries still in warranty can be found now in the low teens.I'd have one if the price was lower, and the range was higher. Price being more important than range, since I'll always have an ICEV.
It's similar to the BMW i3 and other PHEVs, which is an electric drive with the gas engine used as a "range extender."I think Nissan, with its e-power, seems to be the way. It is not full electric, it is not Hybrid (it does not have the combustion engine connected to the traction)...it is an electric that has a generator.
When the batteries reach their splendor (small size, lots of charge)... and the recharging system is improved... the combustion generator will be just "just in case"...
Can we bring horses back? Can you imagine the freakout when the first fossil fuel fires happened in ICE cars? For the record, I don't want a horse or want to clean up after the emissions of a horse.Whenever a new business appears...business opportunities appear too…..in the case of electric cars, the opportunity would be a new lithium battery extinguisher, because the conventional extinguisher does not work...and it made me think about lithium batteries. S10 replacement