EV batteries are undoubtedly brutally expensive to replace, making it a true hindrance for the pre-owned market where battery replacements might be necessary. According to a recent report, however, that may soon change, with prices dropping rapidly throughout the rest of the decade.https://www.notebookcheck.net/Report-states-EV-battery-replacements-will-cost-less-than-fixing-a-gas-engine-by-2030.927478.0.html
Seems overly optimistic... Ill consider buying one in 2030 then.
"Fixing a gas engine" is a very broad spectrum. A lot of modern cars are junked because of engine problems that were a lot cheaper to fix in the old days. If a battery pack drops in price from 25k to 12k it might still be in-economical to replace for a 10y car.
Quote from: anan on December 05, 2024, 17:16:51"Fixing a gas engine" is a very broad spectrum. A lot of modern cars are junked because of engine problems that were a lot cheaper to fix in the old days. If a battery pack drops in price from 25k to 12k it might still be in-economical to replace for a 10y car.
BMW M5 engine can cost 35k to replace for example.
But the article is talking about 4.5k-5k for a 100kwh pack and 3.4k for 75kwh pack
Gas engines easily can get 300K+ miles out of them, especially from Honda/Toyota.
Before the automatic shift, replacing a clutch was a fairly cheap 500-$1000 affair, far less than most transmission replacements today.
Still sporting a 2000 Honda Civic that we paid $1500 for in 2017. Clutch replacement, burns oil, but sweet(& slow!) car.
I've been test driving new cars lately, and I'm amazed at how little visibility they have. Scary that people accept this in their cars...