You’re very focused on the used car market, which is fair. But how much would a replacement battery cost on a used electric car? Wouldn’t that give you the better range?
Replacement batteries are over 10k, if you are lucky. I've seem quotes of over 20k$ canadian in here.
And that is if that battery replacement still is being made 10 years down the road. Ever tried buying an older battery for that lithium-ion drill that doesn't hold a charge long enough anymore? You go back to that hardware store and never find that battery that still fits.
They are absolutely not 5k. Just for an example, 2 years ago, the 48 volt battery that goes in the back of the driver's seat Hemi Ram 1500 was around 4k$ and is probably around the same price still.
You’re very focused on the used car market, which is fair. But how much would a replacement battery cost on a used electric car? Wouldn’t that give you the better range?
You obviously don't see the full picture.
Replacement batteries are over 10k, if you are lucky. I've seem quotes of over 20k$ canadian in here.
And that is if that battery replacement still is being made 10 years down the road. Ever tried buying an older battery for that lithium-ion drill that doesn't hold a charge long enough anymore? You go back to that hardware store and never find that battery that still fits.
They’re actually around $5-6K, but maybe that’s because you’re in Canada.
You’re also comparing cars to drills.
They are absolutely not 5k. Just for an example, 2 years ago, the 48 volt battery that goes in the back of the driver's seat Hemi Ram 1500 was around 4k$ and is probably around the same price still.
Great that’s not an electric car battery.
A simple search led me to electric car batteries for $6.5K. That’s with barely any effort.