Unsafe and Unpredictable: My Volvo EX90 Experience

Re:Unsafe and Unpredictable: My Volvo EX90 Experience by jonplackett on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @02:43AM (#44656349)

I think we are comparing different things here - I am talking about KEEPING a petrol car vs BUYING an electric car.

The stats from that article are about buying vs buying.

The cost of making a car are huge - something like 20 tonnes of c02. Vs my running cost of about 250kg per year.

If I BUY a new car it will of course be electric. But hopefully dumb. And definitely not a Volvo.

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Re:Unsafe and Unpredictable: My Volvo EX90 Experience by gilbetron on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @07:32PM (#44665196)

Oh, I see. Your 5000 mile car is petrol. FWIW I think the math still works to get a new EV, because it isn't like you are going to toss away the current car, but sell it to someone used. I think. It's tricky to work through.

Plus, I'm pretty sure EVs will easily last 13+ years, although we have few examples, but EVs are way less complex so they should generally last longer. Even batteries seem to be doing great at 10+ years.

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