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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by ashtonkem on Saturday January 30, 2021 @09:05PM (#25975065)
That’s really only true for new cars. As an ICE car ages, the standard deviation for maintenance costs starts to go up quite quickly. Some cars will only need oil and gasoline until they fail, but some will suffer extremely expensive failures.
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Re:Electric cars are coming fast – is the nation’s grid up t... by ntsplnkv2 on Saturday January 30, 2021 @10:38PM (#25975641)
Get a used toyota corolla. It'll last for hundreds of thousands of miles with minimal issues if you maintain it (oil change, brakes, etc.) At the cost you'll pay, even if it does break down, it'll still be far, far less than the cheapest electric vehicles.
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