Research from England finds that electric cars cost twice as much to operate as diesel or fossil fuel ones. They also are more expensive to buy. And no one wants to buy them now, because the word is out. What’s not to love–expensive to buy, expensive to operate, expensive to repair, and unreliable. If it weren’t for wasteful subsidies, no one would buy this stuff except a few green nuts. (EV Study)
Love Those Cheap, Reliable Electric Cars
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I love subsidizing the roads for the wealthy EV owners. I’d be curious to see a study of the secondary market for EVs and the longevity/ownership costs comparing to internal combustion vehicles. Are EVs in any way sustainable as far as this goes?
I’ve wondered the same thing, That Guy. I did an Edmunds search for used Teslas in Minneapolis and found quite a few available—most in the $20-$30k range…many with low mileage. That seems inexpensive to me relative to cost of a new Tesla. Does that mean the used Tesla market in Minnesota is less than robust? Clearly the if/how/when of battery replacement is a major factor in long term sustainability of these vehicles. Perhaps we don’t have enough time and data to determine yet?
as I understand it, the market for used EVs is in the trash can, no one wants them, the word of mouth on EVs is generally terrible–they are expensive to buy and operate, they don’t get the quoted range, they are hard to charge quickly or cheaply, they are unreliable and expensive to repair.