I heard someone said that, at the end EV will cost you almost the same as gasoline vehicle, if you have to change the expensive battery every so often. Can someone please give me more info on this? Thank you so much.

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    1 year ago

    You know what you’ll never have to do to an electric vehicle?

    Replace a stolen catalytic converter.

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        They weight like half a tonne. It’s unlikely to become common.

        Maybe as common as ATM machine thefts that do happen rarely.

        But they’re not worth nearly as much.

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        1 year ago

        The batteries literally weighs a ton, so that means they’d have to steal the whole car first then part it out. Just like any other chop shop parts crime.

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        Too heavy, too integrated into the design. Might as well worry about people stealing your transmission or rack & pinion (TFW: that’s what your car uses to translate ‘turning the wheel’ into turning the wheels).