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xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.

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[–] Montagge 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I'll get an electric when I can get a used one for around $5k and not have to worry about the battery going out and costing $20k.

I'd love to have one, but I don't see it happening any time soon unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I saw a few used VW E Golf listings in my area for $6K. Battery health was at 85%. We're not as far as you might think.

[–] Montagge 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Advertised at 85%. Also 83 miles at 100% ain't going to work for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It's not quite there today, but in the next few years, you're going to see cheaper price and longer range on the used market.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

My car has a basically brand-new battery (6 months old) and is currently estimated at 6k or so

The time is here already my guy

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

What kind?

[–] Montagge -4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's still double the car price. No thanks.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'll get an electric when I can get a used one for around $5k and not have to worry about the battery going out and costing $20k.

The lie detector determined that... Was a lie!

[–] Montagge -3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm not paying a potential $6k more after buying a used car.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

While my sentence could be worded more clearly, that's a pretty bad reading of what I said.

My car is valued by KBB at ~6k in it's current state.

That current state includes a battery that was replaced under warranty 6 months ago, and is thus basically a brand-new battery, 9 years left on its warranty and everything.

So if something goes wrong with the battery and it isn't directly your fault: it gets replaced for free. The only 6k being spent is the original 6k on the car as a whole

[–] Montagge 1 points 5 months ago

I gotcha, I was talking battery prices so I read it as battery prices. What do you have? A Leaf?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We have a food delivery company in town, and they use electric cars. I got to talk to the owners a few years back, and they were paying around that price. So I suspect it's getting close to fitting your needs. How far do you drive each day, on average?

[–] Montagge 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

90+ miles

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It all depends on where you live, of course, and how far you are willing to look for that car. And you might want to poke around on Edmunds.com, if only to satisfy your curiosity. Like others have said, and I would agree, it's getting close to your criteria - 90+ miles, $6K for a used. I suspect that there will be a whole lot more used EVs on the market over the next 5 years. All the 'cool kids' want to buy the latest, bleeding edge tech. And watching and waiting to get that tech seems like a prudent and viable option. The other thing the guy with the delivery biz said was that he was getting his cars from CA, because he could find them used, cheap, relatively good condition. Anyway, best to ya. I'm out.