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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by cmrdporcupine on Thursday May 18, 2017 @07:42PM (#14371967)
No, he's not being sarcastic. Are you? EVs don't require oil changes. Or muffler/exhaust service. Or transmission service. And their brakes last longer.
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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by chrismcb on Friday May 19, 2017 @02:12AM (#14373358)
Don't forget battery replacement... Our the environmentalist coast to build a battery
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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by cmrdporcupine on Friday May 19, 2017 @08:22AM (#14374881)
A properly designed EV (Tesla and GM, not Nissan, Kia or VW) has a properly designed cooling and battery maintenance system, and shouldn't need battery replacement for a _long_ time.
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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by vvanders on Thursday May 18, 2017 @08:54PM (#14372282)
Small nit: The cooling system still requires service, however it's only every 50k miles and runs about $800.

That said last time I broke down my per-mile costs new tires at $1k every 40k was my highest cost by far.

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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 on Thursday May 18, 2017 @07:55PM (#14372021)
Are you non-sarcastically implying that an oil change presents as a major expenditure in owning and using an ICE vehicle?

If so, I get it.. you don't own a car; which begs the question of why are we discussing this?

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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by vvanders on Thursday May 18, 2017 @08:23PM (#14372154)
Yup and if you want to make a true comparison find a 500hp car(that will probably run on premium, get ~25mpg and use synthetic oil). That's what our 85D is.

Did I break even? No, but with prices coming down it'll happen.

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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by YSFEJ4SWJUVU6 on Thursday May 18, 2017 @08:41PM (#14372241)
>Did I break even?

Well down-vote me to make it up.

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Re:America’s Cars Are Getting Faster and More Efficient by vvanders on Thursday May 18, 2017 @08:52PM (#14372271)
Here ya go then: http://teslapedia.org/model-s/tesla-driver/total-cost-of-own...

No, I didn't break even because I came from a '03 beater that I'd been driving for the last 15 years. The thing is, if no one buys EVs there won't be sustained demand. I don't mind spending a bit more on my end to make sure the industry moves forward(I believe they call that voting with your money).

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