Comment on Automakers must build cheaper, smaller EVs to spur adoption, report says

Jolteon@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Soggytoast@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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

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  • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How about cold weather?

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    • mosiacmango@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • RGB3x3@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nothing a blow torch won’t solve. Will heat that batter up right quick.

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• Celestus@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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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  • themurphy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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    • Nollij@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Can your local mechanic even service EVs? The parts that are different, I mean. Obviously they can all do tires and the like.

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      • themurphy@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

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  • capital@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Hey Polestar buddy! I just got one too.

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    • Celestus@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Nice! I’m loving mine! Such a cool car

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• toofpic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  How do you know that?

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  • ohlaph@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t.

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  • Jolteon@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s just a guess, but it’s also the main reason I’m looking for a plug-in hybrid.

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