Haha! Another fail.
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Electric vehicles are typically only good for 75-100k miles before you need to replace the battery. At that point it's more economical to buy a new car. A gasoline vehicle that is more mechanical than electrical will last 3-4 times longer before it becomes too expensive to fix...unless you have the know-how and tools.
I never keep a car that long any way, but this is important info for used car buyers! Especially with states starting to make 2030 electric mandates. reliable used gas car prices may wind up skyrocking.
The highest mile electric car is a Tesla Model S with 750k miles...but it's had 4 motors and 3 battery packs replaced (I wonder how much that cost?) My current Jeep has 305k miles on the original driveline and it still averages 18.5 mpg which is 2.5 mpg better than new.
I had several motors replaced. Free in warranty but I will never own one out of warranty. Tesla's are built like old Yugos. Poor craftsmanship and the worst reliability I've ever had. If it wasn't unmatched speed and ok enough as a day to day driver I wouldn't own it. And without the factory needing to pay for towing when the computer glitches out, it would get too expensive.
I'm waiting to replace my truck for ford or chevy. They should be able to build it like an actual truck instead of a phone you replace every 2 or 3 years.
I prefer to stick with proven reliability with over 100+ years instead of a warranty and having to spend more money to replace a vehicle that has no resale value every few years. I'm building an engine for the DD Jeep and I'll maybe have $2000 into it when it's done. And then I go for another 300k.