$4,040 Hummer EV Taillight

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@TwinTurbo

It’s simple. How many engines have you had to replace in your entire lifespan of owning cars? How many batteries have you replaced in that same timeframe? This is people’s frame of reference.

In production volumes, gas engines have been around a long time. Fundamental design is relatively well known and people have long experience with them. By the same token, batteries are relatively new technology in production volumes of vehicles and the costs of repairing/replacing them is already well known to be rather expensive. Couple that with people’s experiences in battery longevity in many consumer electronics as well as starting batteries in cars and you arrive at the reason why many people are leery of purchasing an electric car.

Batteries in my consumer electronics? Never. I usually “upgrade” after 5-10 years. The normal battery in a car? About once every 4~5 years has been my experience given my driving style and Ohio weather.

@jtsanders

Maybe we can’t afford it but a lot of people can. Also, just because the cost of replacing the power train is high doesn’t mean replacement will occur while the original owner possesses it.

And that goes to a post I made(on here or a different one, I can’t remember) about how battery tech is growing and that a person might be able to replace their old batteries with better batteries in the future.

Don’t get me wrong, I totally get what you guys are saying, but it’s just annoying hearing people complaining about cost of replacing something they will probably never have to replace.

@TwinTurbo

Well, let’s stick to apples to apples comparisons. How many people can afford this car? How many do you see on the streets?

In terms of market share, I’d bet that EVs and the high performance variants of sports cars are probably close to each other. I’ve seen at least 2 different modern Shelby cobras, but can’t really tell how many upper end Charger/Challengers/Camaros I’ve probably ran into. Tesla is gaining popularity here where I live, at least one other person where I work owns a white Bolt, whereas I own a red one. Then there’s a red Jeep electric I’ve seen parked at the charging area at work on several occasions.