Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working. It's taken you this long to figure that out?
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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.
Heck, if one drives reasonably brakes can last a long time. My first new car had 135,000 on it when I sold it. Original brake pads and rotors on a 1998 Acura Integra 5 speed manual.
Original clutch as well.
Let me know if you hit 100k.
So what?
But, the extra weight means hybrids and EVs go through tires much faster.
And just wait until that batter pack needs to be repaired.
The hybrid battery isn't that big. They engineer the weight of the battery pack with the rest of the chassis. I just replaced some tires and they had to be replaced due to age, not miles. So, I don't know that this is always a factor. Could be with a heavier vehicle, though. Mine might be lighter than others.
Battery packs are expensive if you have a professional do it for you. A hybrid may not be a great buy if you buy one just before its battery is about to go, and you can't do it yourself.
DIY batteries (brand new) are 1000-2500 for a hybrid, depends on which model. I'm about to install one myself in one of our vehicles and saving a fortune compared to paying someone else.
You can save around $500 or more annually on fuel (that's a conservative estimate, I think)....
In the end they may or may not be "worth it" but depending on your situation (miles driven etc) you can do your own math and see what's better for you.
I have a PHEV right now.
It works for me, in my current situation, since I have free charging at work. I can go to and from work on battery for the entire commute, except for going up a freeway onramp or stepping on it too much to speed up for lane changes and whatnot.
My car is significantly heavier than the its ICE counterpart. So much so that suspension pieces like struts and shocks do not interchange between the ICE and PHEV models.
Not to mention that I have almost no trunk space compared to the ICE version. The spare tire well, most of the trunk floor and a portion along the back of the rear seats has battery packs so there is very limited space for cargo.
When my commute was a little longer, I got just over what a HEV would get for mileage. Not great when you consider the extra complexity, weight and lack of space in the vehicle.
And, now that gas has gone insane again, I am back to charging at home since it is cheaper for the electricity than it is for gas.