Comment on My Car Is Becoming a Brick: EVs are poised to age like smartphones.
Pandantic@midwest.social 3 days agoI had a Bolt. We made Chevy buy it back because some had been exploding/catching fire and they were advising us not to leave it unsupervised while charging and to park at least 50 feet away from buildings and cars. I loved my Bolt and wished we could have kept it, but that all seemed unreasonable, and I didn’t want to have the potential of my house catching on fire because I needed to charge it overnight.
After that, I bought a Tesla. Downvote me if you want, but it was the next best option.
Vodulas@beehaw.org 3 days ago
Yup, there have been a lot of battery issues with electric cars. The good news is those seem to be few and far between nowadays.
I can’t and I wouldn’t anyway. Before we knew Elon was a fascist, they were usually a good option (provided you got one from a good run). We bought a used Tesla in 2016. It was a great car, but when someone sideswiped it and totaled it in 2020, we could not in good conscious get another one.