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Re:Apple: Ten Years Forward by Factorium on Monday November 01, 2021 @11:42AM (#29068222)
Last-generation automakers sold expensive, complex ICE vehicles and made money back on parts and servicing.

EVs are much cheaper and simpler to manufacture and last basically forever.

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Re:Apple: Ten Years Forward by toyg on Monday November 01, 2021 @11:51AM (#29068371)
> EVs [...] last basically forever.

That's not what I heard about their batteries, which need replacing way more often than a regular ICE setup (i.e. every small-single-digit years vs every 15 years or so).

Also, it's true that electric engines see less stress, but a lot of the rest of the car is still a car.

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Re:Apple: Ten Years Forward by Factorium on Monday November 01, 2021 @06:34PM (#29074153)
Tesla batteries are only losing 10% of capacity after 200,000 miles:

https://electrek.co/2021/08/12/tesla-claims-battery-packs-lo...

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