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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by rpcope1 on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @01:44PM (#17911096)
> but if electric cars also come with much increased long-term durability

Do you have a citation for that?

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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by Marsymars on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @03:23PM (#17912015)
No. I'm not making any claims about the long-term durability of EVs, just pointing out the result that selling more durable cars will have on the auto manufacturing industry.

I don't know that long-term durability of EVs is even knowable yet, the oldest Model S is only four years old. Average age of cars on the road in the USA is 12 years, so we'll need to wait a while for good comparison data.

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Re:Mercedes Readies First Tesla Rival in $12B Attack by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @06:07PM (#17913270)
EVs haven't been on the road long enough to really know what the long-term durability is.

But generally, EVs have a lot fewer moving parts. There's less to break. Theoretically, they should last significantly longer.

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