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Originally Posted by rsmurano
You do know that these figures include many things, not just charging costs which can vary depending on what the local utility charges per kWh and how much the charging station wants to charge you. As for Ford losing a lot of $$$$ on their EV’s, check this out:
https://www.auto123.com/en/news/ford...-32000/70571/#
Also, each state will be assessing each EV owner some kind of mileage tax since we pay for roads thru the sale of gasoline. This will be a new expense for EV owners.
How about the battery disposal cost for the EV owner?
The Costs and Potential Benefits of Investing in Sustainable Electric Car Battery Disposal Practices
Ev’s don’t need maintenance or servicing? Wrong. If you look at the Kelley blue book website, you will see this:
Our experts found that over five years, the owner of a Tesla Model 3 can expect to spend an estimated $3,115 on maintenance, or $623 annually. That’s slightly higher than many gas-powered competitors. For example, maintenance for the Genesis G70 costs $2,621 over five years.
Maintaining Your Tesla: Everything You Need To Know - Kelley Blue Book
The largest maintenance cost is the replacement of the battery. In so many years, the owner will have to pay for a new battery which will cost many thousands of $$$$ plus disposal fee. This cost alone is greater than the cost of a gas powered engine rebuild, if 1 is needed in this short period of time. I know of Porsches and Mercedes with engines over 300,000 miles that haven’t had anything major done to their engines, and then you have diesel engines that can go double those miles before a major overhaul. |
It amazes me that so many still are talking about the cost of replacing a battery. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN. With a warranty of eight years or more, any replacement cost will be covered. And you know companies are not going broke replacing batteries.
Battery disposal cost? If all these batteries are being replaced by the owners then there would be some information on this cost. There is no information, likely because the cost does not exist but few would even know since batteries are not being replaced.
Mileage charge? WHEN it happens it will be something to think about. IF it happens it will likely be about $200 per year. Remember, states are currently paying people to purchase EVs, it might be some time before they turn that around and start charging them.
Maintenance costs? It would be interesting to hear from some owners just what their maintenance costs are. For example, do Teslas truly require two wheel alignments every year and do Tesla owners really have that work done?
Clearly, there are dozens of articles on how expensive owning an EV ought to be or how much experts calculate maintenance should cost or how much a replacement battery might set you back. What there doesn't seem to be are dozens of articles from regretful Tesla owners with sticker shock. I wonder why.