As a mechanic seeing those things makes me laugh quite a bit, especially since they're "supposed" to be safe. Their relative lack of noise, while nice when you're a bachelor trying to bail on someone at 2-3am while they're sleeping, makes them a complete nightmare in parking lots and areas with small children. Although the maintenance is apparently less due to the lack of oil changes, when they do break the costs are often 10-15x more than gas counterparts (replacing the battery costing about $40k alone). Wouldn't call them "scams" per say, just liken them to those seguay things: something that only benefits rich people to buy.
As a mechanic seeing those things makes me laugh quite a bit, especially since they're "supposed" to be safe. Their relative lack of noise, while nice when you're a bachelor trying to bail on someone at 2-3am while they're sleeping, makes them a complete nightmare in parking lots and areas with small children. Although the maintenance is apparently less due to the lack of oil changes, when they do break the costs are often 10-15x more than gas counterparts (replacing the battery costing about $40k alone). Wouldn't call them "scams" per say, just liken them to those seguay things: something that only benefits rich people to buy.
Wouldn't call them "scams" per se, just liken them to those segué things