Can confirm. Was shopping around for cars, and settled on either a 2023 WRX Limited, or a fully loaded 2022 Polestar 2. Both around $37k in the US. Chose the Polestar, and now I don’t have to pay for gas, let alone premium gas
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Jolteon@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
It’s almost like the people who buy EVs are doing it to save money.
Celestus@lemm.ee 1 year ago
themurphy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Also I heard that EVs are alot cheaper to maintain, due to rare malfunctions, because so few moving parts in the car.
It was even a big topic at my local mechanic because they didn’t earn any money on EVs.
Sounds amazing for consumers.
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Can your local mechanic even service EVs? The parts that are different, I mean. Obviously they can all do tires and the like.
themurphy@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My local mechanic can service 2 different car brands, so he can’t service them all. And he services those two brands both on ICE and EV.
But he says that 95% of the things he fixes on traditional cars, is not even present in EVs. EVs just require fewer parts to work, therefore almost no parts that can break.
capital@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hey Polestar buddy! I just got one too.
Celestus@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Nice! I’m loving mine! Such a cool car
toofpic@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How do you know that?
ohlaph@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t.
Jolteon@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
It’s just a guess, but it’s also the main reason I’m looking for a plug-in hybrid.
Soggytoast@lemm.ee 1 year ago
The money saving is the bait on the hook, but once you change there is no return. It’s just so much better in every way
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
How about cold weather?
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Range goes down by about 1/3rd. Bad, but most people drive 40 miles/day in the US, so going from 300mil to 200mil doesnt really matter.
RGB3x3@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Nothing a blow torch won’t solve. Will heat that batter up right quick.