Fear Mongering About Range Anxiety Has To Stop - CT Governor Calls Out EV Opponents - CleanTechnica
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Several state governors are fighting fear mongering as they attempt to reduce transportation emissions in their states.

Fear Mongering About Range Anxiety Has To Stop — CT Governor Calls Out EV Opponents::Several state governors are fighting fear mongering as they attempt to reduce transportation emissions in their states.

    • Delascas@feddit.ukEnglish
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      9 months ago

      You replace the battery of an EV just about as often as you replace the engine block in an ICE car. Both do happen . . . but very, very infrequently.

      • anotherandrew@lemmy.mixdown.caEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        That doesn’t sound right. I’ve got 200,000 miles on my 2015 Passat TDI, and expect another 100,000 easily with minimal repair/maintenance cost.

        What’s the service life of the battery of a ten year old EV? The electric motor should be almost indestructible, but I have serious doubts that the battery capacity will still be reasonable after the same amount of time, even if you baby it.

    • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
      13·
      9 months ago

      You don’t think the cost to replace an engine or transmission are an issue?

      Do you realize batteries are typically made up of several replaceable “cells”. Like by the time you need a new one there will be several affordable third party options that will also increase your range.

      • David_Eight@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        9 months ago

        Last I checked an engine and transmission rebuild combined cost less than replacing just the batteries on an EV. An ICE might need a rebuild every 20+ years but, we don’t even have 20 years of EV data to look at to compare.

        No, I don’t follow EVs super close. What brands allow this? What third party batteries can I buy and how much do they cost and how do they compare to OEM batteries?

      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
        13·
        9 months ago

        It should be better but Tesla has been making it worse.

        The Model Y has a structural battery pack. That is the battery is integral to the car, and filled with an almost impossible to remove foam. It is unrepairable and un replaceable. Musk has said when the battery dies, you scrap the entire car and they recycle the lithium from the scrap.

        • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
          71·
          9 months ago

          You’re conflating Tesla with “EVs”. Simply don’t buy a Tesla if that’s what you want.

          • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.worldEnglish
            23·
            9 months ago

            Given Tesla’s market share, your claim that easily replaced batteries is “typical” isn’t accurate. A large percentage isn’t replaceable so it’s something consumers should consider when choosing a brand.

            • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
              41·
              9 months ago

              Given Tesla’s market share, your claim that easily replaced batteries is “typical” isn’t accurate.

              Tesla is one of dozens of brands. So no.

              it’s something consumers should consider when choosing a brand.

              Yes but we weren’t discussing “choosing a brand”, we were discussing EVs.