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Re:EV battery prices to fall by nearly 50 pct and near ICE p... by saturn8601 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @07:30AM (#41868585)
You say that and maybe some stats prove it but then when insurance rates are significantly higher and we see horror stories of drivetrain failures or battery failures, it makes it harder to jump on board.
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Re:EV battery prices to fall by nearly 50 pct and near ICE p... by potato3732842 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @08:05AM (#41868845)
>insurance rates are significantly higher

The insurance rates are higher because they gotta cover six months of rental car while some unobtanium back ordered headlight takes 3mo to ship to the one body shop in 100mi that won't actually get around to working on it for another 3mo (I'm exagerating a little here but not nearly as much as I wish I was).

We all pay for it on some level.

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