Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco
by HWR_14 on Thursday March 31, 2022 @01:21AM
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The numbers align with my anecdata. I'd say $832/year is probably around what people I know with a newish (0-3 years) Tesla pay. And people I know with an ICE car probably average $600 or less.
Your source seems to argue in favor of the numbers as well. If we just look at your Toyota and BMW numbers, the average holds true if there are 11 Toyotas to every BWM. That sounds plausible.
Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco
by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @05:21PM
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>The link shows the cheapest average cost to maintain a vehicle over 10 years was $550/annum for a Toyota in 2016, and the most expensive was $1780/annum for BMW.
Gotta love how these numbers are both a decent sized integer multiple away from what you would think they are if you got your advice from the internet.
Re:Waymo begins driverless rides in San Francisco
by sgerenser on Thursday March 31, 2022 @07:12AM
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Keep in mind that BMW number is probably including a yearly maintenance/tune up at the dealer that includes an oil change, new wipers, cabin air filter, and nitrogen in the tires all for one low price of $599.
I would be very careful before relying on those maintenance cost figures - they are very dependant upon the age of the vehicles and neither figure sounds realistic, if you look at the following information.
https://www.yourmechanic.com/article/the-most-and-least-expe...
The link shows the cheapest average cost to maintain a vehicle over 10 years was $550/annum for a Toyota in 2016, and the most expensive was $1780/annum for BMW.
More importantly, further down, the article shows the cost increase over time for maintenance is about +$150/annum. At age 10 years the average maintenance is $1500, and it plateaus at about $2000/annum (because people retire vehicles when they get too expensive to maintain).
A Tesla doesn’t have oil changes or combustion engine problems, so some maintenance costs are reduced. However the battery eventually needs replacing, which is a large expense, so you must know whether the battery replacement is included in average yearly maintenance costs or not, before the figure is useable over the long term.