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minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·1 day agoi remember when the same fucking battery was $80
minus-squareOni_eyeslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoSeriously though, have there been battery advances that warrant that price increase or is it just capitalism rearing its ugly head again?
minus-squareWirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoProbably just capitalism, but I wouldn’t be surprised if car batteries are reaping at least some of the benefits of the EV industry and their race for better batteries.
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 day agono. they’ll rip you off because you can’t go without a battery
minus-squarehangonasecond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 hours agoVehicles with auto stop-start will chew through batteries if they don’t use the more expensive specialised battery (or disable the feature)
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoIf it was a modern lithium battery it would have some merit. However there has not been a single advance in lead batteries.
minus-squareOni_eyeslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 hours agoYeah that’s what I was thinking. So it’s either cost of materials increase, increased environmental regulation, or greed. Hmmmm I wonder which one contributes the most
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoInfinite growth, homey!
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoI used to drive to the bad side of town and buy a refurbished battery for $25. That battery would last at least 2 years.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tealinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 day agoNah, these ones are sprinkled with fairy dust. You don’t want to know how much the organic fairy dust version costs.
i remember when the same fucking battery was $80
It is around €70 with VAT in EU (45Ah).
Seriously though, have there been battery advances that warrant that price increase or is it just capitalism rearing its ugly head again?
Probably just capitalism, but I wouldn’t be surprised if car batteries are reaping at least some of the benefits of the EV industry and their race for better batteries.
no. they’ll rip you off because you can’t go without a battery
Vehicles with auto stop-start will chew through batteries if they don’t use the more expensive specialised battery (or disable the feature)
If it was a modern lithium battery it would have some merit. However there has not been a single advance in lead batteries.
Yeah that’s what I was thinking. So it’s either cost of materials increase, increased environmental regulation, or greed.
Hmmmm I wonder which one contributes the most
Infinite growth, homey!
I think it was 5 years ago.
I used to drive to the bad side of town and buy a refurbished battery for $25. That battery would last at least 2 years.
Nah, these ones are sprinkled with fairy dust. You don’t want to know how much the organic fairy dust version costs.