Comment on Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoexactly, that is an issue with new cars in general. It’s not a reason to buy a new ICE car instead of a new EV.
Comment on Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoexactly, that is an issue with new cars in general. It’s not a reason to buy a new ICE car instead of a new EV.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It is a reason to not buy a new car which means people who aren’t buying new cars won’t be buying EV’s.
bluGill@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
They won't be buying new cars in the near future, but their cars will be wearing out and spare parts for old cars always become hard to find. Either they will be spending a large part of their time maintaining the car, including making parts from scratch, or they will forced to buy a new car anyway.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Our 10 year-old Highlander still drives like new. It’s our newest vehicle, and one of Toyota’s last generation of vehicles without a cellular connection.
bluGill@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
The average car is 12 years old. Car makers start to drop support (making/stocking parts) when the car is about 10 years old. Come back and talk to me about that car when is is 25 years old and tell me how it is. I have a 26 year old truck, the bed has holes, the frame is showing signs of rot - I'm trying to decide if it is worth trying to rebuild the transmission, my mechanic isn't intersted in part because they are not sure if they can find the parts - they will be more than $1000 in labor in before they know wihch bearing it has and thus can check if it can be had.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The average car in the US is 12 years old. That average is higher in other countries. But regardless, that’s not because cars are unfixable. It’s because most people opt to buy a new or newer car when they feel like the vehicle they currently own is more expensive to fix than they’d like and a lot of that has nothing to do with the longevity of the vehicle and everything to do with how vehicle purchase can be financed vs how car repair can be financed.
It also has a lot to do with people who don’t or won’t fix things before they snowball, and or become astronomically expensive problems. Taking care of a vehicle is about doing regular maintenance (which most people don’t do), and getting at the very least an annual inspection (which most people also don’t do unless they’re forced to).
I won’t be buying a new car ever. I can say that with absolute certainty. I have rehabbed my current car in just about every way I can. Machined/honed block, new valves, new piston/lan rings, new head gasket, new water pump, new thermostat housing, new valve cover, new injectors, rebuilt transmission with new clutch, all new hoses, all new gaskets, new HP fuel pump. I will continue to do so because to me it’s worth it. Doner cars are readily available, but I probably won’t need one specifically because my car is considered and enthusiast car. I have walked into a dealer and ordered parts and my car is 15 years old. I also owned a 20 year old version of this car with the same ability to order parts directly from the dealer.
Most people aren’t buying used unless they have no choice. They will continue to buy new cars regardless of the controversy surrounding them.
I think it’s a bit disingenuous assume that older cars will not be available. Especially considering that the EV’s that are new right now aren’t going to survive 25 years without costly repairs of their own. I’d salvage an engine from an older car. I wouldn’t salvage a battery pack from an older car.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
You could always pick up a 9-year-old Bolt
atrielienz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not worth the cost of admission. The amount of money it costs to refurb that battery pack is still too high.
entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
A bunch of the earlier ones had their batteries replaced under warranty and are effectively only a couple years old. They’re also dirt cheap and undervalued at the moment.