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EV Batteries Are Dangerous to Repair. Here’s Why Mechanics Are Doing So Anyway (www.scientificamerican.com)

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Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources, but challenges are holding back the industry

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

You can buy a model 3 that goes 0-60 in 3.1 seconds, right now, on their website under 40k after tax rebate. Go look. Under existing inventory. All prices exclude the 7500 credit.

Are you claiming GM never made a lemon? That no car, ever, in the history of their company, was sold with a bad motor?

And stop it. You're comparing the cost of a new battery now vs what the cost of a used battery will be in 8 years. Claiming that technology doesn't get cheaper is absurd. You can buy a used Nissan leaf battery for $3,700.

https://www.partrequest.com/catalog/electric-vehicle-batteries/nissan/nissan-leaf

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Dude. You obviously don't know how a used or refurbished ev battery entails (it's a terrible option) and a Honda leaf has an 85 mile range. It's a small battery (why they're cheaper. It's less battery) and you can replace it without ripping the car apart. An 85 mile range is a replacement for almost no one. Model 3 is the most sold ev in the US. Go educate yourself on what it actually takes to replace That battery. FYI- it's a 1,060 pound battery. You have to pull the back seats, disconnect it, raise the car up on a lift, drain the coolant, disconnect the lines, use a special jack setup to support and lower it (its across the entire bottom of the vehicle between the front and rear wheels) and then raise the new one up in its place. You can "man handle" a little leaf battery. The model 3 will cost you $20,000 between battery and labor.

Also, who cares how fast your car can do 0 to 60? Are you 17 and think it's cool?