chronal4720

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   by chronal4720 1y ago

   > The gas savings vs electricity consumed were huge, about $10k Not in California. Many people charge exclusively at superchargers and pay $42+ for 250 miles of range ($0.60+/kWh peak hours after work). That’s 6-8 gallons in an ICE
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   by chronal4720 1y ago

   > If you take care of it and mostly keep it between 25-75% and don't supercharge it too often For used cars, you don’t know what the previous owner did. > For someone that drives 10-15K km a year there's maybe 30 years more
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   by chronal4720 1y ago

   > How long does the battery last though? Tesla gives 8 years for battery warranty. Interpret that as you may. In reality, too early to tell. But probably not 20+ years like a Toyota/Honda engine or even a Mercedes/BMW/Pors
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   by chronal4720 1y ago

   > If anything I'd be much more worried about an engine/transmission dying in an ICE car because you need to know how the car was driven and maintained by the previous owner(s). ICE car dies after X miles are driven. EV car dies
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   by chronal4720 1y ago

   > Don’t ICE cars require a lot more maintenance per mile than EVs? Model 3/Y battery replacement is US$15,000 to US$20,000. Wipes out all other EV maintenance cost advantages.
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   by chronal4720 1y ago

   > If ethics don’t influence your investment choice, then you have no ethics. yeah, I have no ethics TC $800k