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Originally Posted by Aces4
We drove Honda’s, Toyota’s and Lexus which were all good for over 250,000 miles. We never replaced a motor. We didn’t buy new cars very often but we weren’t into the newest look.
Who can afford to lay out the coin for a hybrid vehicle and then another $4000 for a battery replacement? I’m not trying knock the EV’s, I’m trying to tell you why people don’t want them shoved down their throats before all the necessary technology and cost efficiency is provided.
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Why would you replace the battery in an EV? Do you have statistics that show the average car owner keeps a car for 250,000 miles or that the EV battery will not last that long?
An EV might not fit your driving needs. Someone who needs to carry hay bales or building supplies might feel a Honda, Toyota, or Lexus does not fit their needs. Recognize that your criticism of EVs is "I don't believe they fit what I want to do" and not "they are not technologically viable."
People don't want to feel anything is being shoved down their throats. Even when, like now, nothing at all is being shoved down their throat. *Maybe* more than ten years from now in *some* states it will not be possible to buy an ICE vehicle. *If* that actually happens then eight or nine years from there will be a buying spree. But, given the advancements made in the last ten years, I suspect that by the time those rules come into play it will be so common to own an EV that the rules will no longer be necessary.