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Fear Mongering About Range Anxiety Has To Stop — CT Governor Calls Out EV Opponents
(cleantechnica.com)
this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2024
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You don't think the cost to replace an engine or transmission are an issue?
Do you realize batteries are typically made up of several replaceable "cells". Like by the time you need a new one there will be several affordable third party options that will also increase your range.
Last I checked an engine and transmission rebuild combined cost less than replacing just the batteries on an EV. An ICE might need a rebuild every 20+ years but, we don't even have 20 years of EV data to look at to compare.
No, I don't follow EVs super close. What brands allow this? What third party batteries can I buy and how much do they cost and how do they compare to OEM batteries?
Depends on which ones you buy and when.
It's very easy to look at 10+ year old batteries and extrapolate.
That's what we call a "loaded question". There's all kinds of companies.
How much does it cost to replace an EV battery on average?
There aren't a ton of 10+ year old EVs is my problem. 10 years ago EV were still a pretty niche thing. If you have that kind of info I'd love to take a look though.
I definitely wouldn't call that a loaded question. How do you figure that it is?
It should be better but Tesla has been making it worse.
The Model Y has a structural battery pack. That is the battery is integral to the car, and filled with an almost impossible to remove foam. It is unrepairable and un replaceable. Musk has said when the battery dies, you scrap the entire car and they recycle the lithium from the scrap.
You're conflating Tesla with "EVs". Simply don't buy a Tesla if that's what you want.
Given Tesla's market share, your claim that easily replaced batteries is "typical" isn't accurate. A large percentage isn't replaceable so it's something consumers should consider when choosing a brand.
Tesla is one of dozens of brands. So no.
Yes but we weren't discussing "choosing a brand", we were discussing EVs.
Tesla is 50% of all EV's sold. So, yes.
That's the point! You presented "swap a new battery" as obvious to the the OP when it's not obvious. You have to first pick a brand that allows that. Model Y was first with structural battery but others like Volvo and BMW are coming soon.
Right so then "EVs"= "Tesla"? That's the argument you want to go with?
I didn't present anything as obvious. Just a matter of fact.
...which is easy enough?
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I specifically DIDN'T say that! You said this:
You didn't qualify that with "only if you buy a model that doesn't have a structural battery."
Volvo and BMW are coming soon.
https://www.sae.org/news/2023/01/bmw-future-batteries---ulrich
https://www.just-auto.com/news/volvo-plans-to-make-battery-pack-part-of-body-structure/?cf-view
GM too:
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/understanding-structural-ev-batteries-2021-07-23/
Yes that's exactly my point.
That's how batteries are made today. They're still perfectly serviceable. Tesla's batteries aren't serviceable because they're filled with impenetrable foam.
So your argument has been that you agreed with me the entire time? Ok.