Electric Vehicles

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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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The Real Reason Dealers Talk You Out of EVs (www.autoblog.com)

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Dealers profit more from gas vehicle maintenance than from new-car sales or EV service.

Showroom staff may downplay EVs' lower maintenance because it reduces dealership profits.

Consumer Reports analysis shows EV owners spend about half as much on maintenance and repairs over the life of the vehicle as gas-car owners

AAA’s Your Driving Costs numbers back it up. In 2023, they pegged average maintenance for new EVs at about 8.12 cents per mile, the lowest of any vehicle category they track

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne lab found the same pattern: battery-electric cars run about 40% cheaper per mile to maintain than gas cars.

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[–] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I do think that part of why vehicle complexity is spiraling and repairability is dropping off is because manufacturers don't care about longevity and especially not anyone who buys used cars and has to deal with fixing them after the warrant expires.

I just don't also need a slimy middleman involved in that shitty process.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don’t buy a shitty Tesla and they can be repaired just fine.

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 1 points 1 month ago

Tesla has a full range of service utilities integrated right in the car (for free) while Hyundai charges you if you want to swap your brake pads.