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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by theshrike79 on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:58PM (#27964573)
A Prius Plug-in is 44k€ in Finland

A Model 3 SR+ is 48k + a 2k€ government subsidy -> 46k€

So yeah, not that affordable. One has two power trains that need to be taken care of + oil changes etc. Other has 0€/year maintenance costs.

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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by helen___keller on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:40PM (#27965156)
I'm not sure why the gap is so different here, but in the states a model 3 SR+ is $39,990 before incentives while a prius prime MSRP is $28220, which is pretty significant difference (40% ~ difference)

Plus in the states there's also subsidies available for plug-in hybrids, not sure about finland.

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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by r00fus on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @03:02AM (#27969459)
Excuse me, you still have to refill the wiper fluid. Oh, and every few years you have to replace the 12v battery (yes every EV has one) and tires.

So non-zero cost. But that's being a bit pedantic.

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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by theshrike79 on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:59AM (#27972535)
Who replaces their 12V battery "every few years"? What are you doing to the poor battery? :D
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Re:Toyota is quietly pushing Congress to slow the shift to e... by r00fus on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @11:23AM (#27973533)
Primer on why 12v batteries on EVs get sick and corrode more quickly. It's possible this is only on specific models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu30bchGu50
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