(August 15, 2021 at 12:26 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: The biggest downside that is never discussed is the fact ( yes - fact) that the move to electric vehicles will eventually make it impossible for lower income people to own a car. If you don' t see this as a problem then we have to assume you think all poor people should be stuck in an inner city ghetto. That is the only place they can survive. Rural life doesn' t include mass transit.
Why does it make it impossible for the poor to own a car?
Ever price the maintenance?
Go google " what does it cost to replace the batteries in a Chevy Volt"..... They do need it every 5-7 years.
Just the battery is over $8700. No labor.
And NO the price will not go down as production goes up. Production costs will go down - but MATERIAL costs will go up drastically due to the scarcity of the materials.
There will be no cheap cars. The remaining gas vehicles will be snatched up by wealthier people when production of gas powered vehicles stops due to regulation.
GM warrants their electric car batteries for 8 years/100 000 miles (both for defects and scheduled replacement). If you get it replaced every 5 years, you never have to purchase a battery - the car will be out of warranty, but the battery won’t.
Boru
