Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYour electric car will fall apart before its battery pack does, study findselectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down121
arrow-up1221arrow-down1external-linkYour electric car will fall apart before its battery pack does, study findselectrek.coSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·2 months agoYour battery wasn’t still under its 10 year / 100000 mile warranty?
minus-squareKaboom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down9·2 months agoSome people keep their cars for a long time.
minus-squareoyo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·2 months agoPeople who constantly drive new cars are fucking psychos. Why would you ever get rid of a car just because it’s 10 years old?
minus-squareP1nkman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·2 months agoBecause I need the latest and greatest/look good. Also, it’s using less fuel/electricity than the previous one, so I’m SaViNg money! /s Literal reasons I’ve heard when they had to take up a loan, instead of keeping their 4/5 year old car, which was paid off. I don’t understand it.
minus-squareKecessalinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoIf they had owned it for a long time it was still cheaper than owning a gas car for the same length of time.
Your battery wasn’t still under its 10 year / 100000 mile warranty?
Some people keep their cars for a long time.
People who constantly drive new cars are fucking psychos. Why would you ever get rid of a car just because it’s 10 years old?
Because I need the latest and greatest/look good. Also, it’s using less fuel/electricity than the previous one, so I’m SaViNg money! /s
Literal reasons I’ve heard when they had to take up a loan, instead of keeping their 4/5 year old car, which was paid off. I don’t understand it.
If they had owned it for a long time it was still cheaper than owning a gas car for the same length of time.