Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working. It's taken you this long to figure that out?
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EV only works at this time in the form of hybrids, which of course still rely on internal combustion as the main form of power.
As a EE and working in a building full of electrical engineers, not a single one owns an EV. Just bought another internal combustion engine three months ago as well
Same reason most mechanics don't buy the top model vehicles with all the fancy doo dads.
I just got a hybrid rav4 a few weeks ago, 42mpg average mostly country driving
Haha what? Lower maintenance costs? What a joke. I also don't save much fuel with my hybrid, it just has more power than the equivalent ICE of my car
Not lower but not an significant increase. The Toyota hybrid systems are tested and very reliable. For example, the Prius has been a thing since 1997 and it gets more than enough mileage to make up for the additional cost of being a hybrid. It's average annual maintenance costs are around ~$410.
I have a hybrid form Toyota
Yeah most of the increase is the tires due to increased mass
Having owned one for over 13 years now I can say, YES. Much lower maintenance costs. At least in my case. I bought a used 2008 Camry Hybrid back in 2010. It is easily the best car I've ever owned to include Mercedes Diesels. Without going into ridiculous detail at 325,000 miles it still has the original pads and rotors (brakes) on it. There is no conventional alternator, no conventional starter, no conventional AC system, etc... Not as many mechanical devices to fail. As an example, my Tacoma has has been through 2 starters and 2 alternators since I bought it in 2015. We drive a lot. That truck has 275,000 miles. Back to the Camry... I did have to pull the "traction battery" at 265,000 miles. Pretty good for the original battery pack. I found tons of corrosion across the bus bars. I cleaned all of that up, revived the batteries with hobby chargers (took about 2 weeks), balanced the pack and re-installed. It's been fine ever since. Anyway, the only real bad thing about electric cars and hybrids is the damn battery anxiety. It's always in the back of your head that it could fail. For this reason alone, I'll never own another Hybrid or Electric car. It's been fun, but I'll pass. When the Camry is worn out, I'm done. Cost of ownership over all those miles is/was extremely low compared to just about any other vehicle I've owned since the 80's. Just oil changes, tires, coolant changes, brake fluid changes, etc... Stuff you would have to do on any other car. Fuel economy and power are both much better than the standard Camry. Over those miles, it's averaged right at 32mpg almost 33mpg. Granted if you drive it easy, it can get 36 to 38mpg. But, I drive normally and lots of interstate driving at 80+. I'm sorry you have had a bad experience with yours. Mine on the other hand has been nothing short of phenomenal.
You are indeed entitled to your opinion.
As the holder of A bunch of certifications from Nissan and VW as well as hybrid certification from toyota and VW, a dozen ASE's including L3 advanced hybrid and 17 years of fixing them though, your opinion is incorrect.
You are a bitch holy shit I didn't even say you can't have your opinion, just that it's retarded
I for one, agree with you. Good quality hybrid definitely saves on gas money with equivalent power.
If this place turns into redfags, I'm gunna be pissed.
You're right about fuel costs but don't see how maintenance is any less.
For one, since you use regenerative braking, you barely wear out brake pads or rotors since the vast majority of stopping power is the electric motor. So that’s nice.
My brakes have 65,000 miles on them, OEM quality.
But, the extra weight means hybrids and EVs go through tires much faster.
And just wait until that batter pack needs to be repaired.
My parents owned a hybrid Camry. A mouse got into the electrical and chewed it into a write off. A fucking mouse.
When they catch fire, do they tend to burn for hours or days? Burning in a fire, isn't the route I'd want to go when it's my time to leave this planet. Also..aren't you still basically driving around being microwaved?