Comment on My Car Is Becoming a Brick: EVs are poised to age like smartphones.
noodles@slrpnk.net 3 weeks agoAll cars period are bad investments. That’s being said, I had a volt for about 3 years and I saved more in gas than I lost to depreciation and expensive maintenance. I bought it before there was an EV that could do my daily commute that wasn’t horrendously expensive; they were a good transition vehicle 10 years ago before batteries and charging speeds improved, though they’re definitely a huge PITA to maintain.
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
If you’ve only had it three years, the expensive maintenance part hasn’t started yet, it’s probably still under warranty.
noodles@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Had a volt, I don’t even think they were selling them 3 years ago. I had a 2011 or 2012, one of the original models before the update, from from 2019-2022 or thereabouts. Had to replace the radiator, 12 volt battery, reset the traction battery, and replace the coolant system hoses. Again, huge PITA but got more than double the MPG of the 2001 sedan it replaced and held its value decently.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
They stopped production in 2019. They still make the Bolt. I look forward to the Jolt.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I have a hybrid that will be free in one year from fuel savings to date. Math is fun. Brakes last forever.
BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
And then it will become more expensive to maintain than the gas version the year after, and worth less at resale because of a degraded battery or some shit.
Also, brakes are not a primary cost in ownership of a vehicle.
Math is fun, but you need to do a total cost of ownership calculation, not a cost to date calculation.
Full electric is simply better math.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Dude, you should tell all the taxi companies in San Francisco they are stupid.
There have been hybrids since 1997, many are on roads after 20 years. You will not see a 15 year old Tesla .