A couple posts I did on another discussion site:
At 8 years old, that battery was near the end of its useful life. The girl and her parents "should" have asked if the battery was original equipment, and when told it was, walked away. But MSM largely haven't told people about the limited battery life of EVs and high cost of replacement, so the girl and her parents didn't know to ask. Battery life is a little better now, maybe on the order of 10 years, but whether 8 years or 10 years, replacing the battery will cost more than the car is worth. Assuming a suitable replacement - form, fit, and function - is even available.
This is approximately true of hybrids, BTW.
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A cyber-acquaintance recently went through the battery replacement rigmarole with his Prius. He knew the new battery would cost more than his Prius was worth, but really loved his car.
I have no "thing" against people buying EV or hybrids, but I do wish the MSM would stop virtue-izing the vehicles and inform potential buyers of highly important information such as EVs' range, how that range is affected by accessories, terrain, and temperature, limited availability and types of chargers, battery life and replacement costs, the stability/volatility risks of lithium batteries, and the environmental effects of mining lithium and rare earth metals, and the difficulty of recycling worn out batteries.
Increasingly efficient power supplies and controllers for computers and other electronics have been my career for over 4 decades, so I'm no Luddite. But I would not willingly buy an EV or hybrid, due to the issues I outlined above.
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https://instapundit.com/532013/ Unfortunately, the TWSJ from which this blogpost quotes is behind a paywall, but it illustrates my comment about lithium battery stability.
Sean Nemeth, the owner of a plug-in hybrid Chrysler Pacifica, was perplexed when earlier this year he received a rather surprising recall notice, advising him to park his vehicle outside and away from structures.
The notice informed him that his particular model is at risk of catching fire—even while stationary and turned off—and the cause is still unknown.
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His predicament has become more commonplace in recent years with the expansion of electric-vehicle sales and more car companies confronting incidents of parked cars suddenly bursting into flames, including those involving more-traditional gas-engine models such as the Ford Expedition.
As a precaution, auto makers are issuing “park outside” orders that instruct drivers to park in the open air and away from houses and structures that could be potentially damaged if a fire were to occur. In many cases, the remedy isn’t immediately available, leaving drivers to figure out what to do with the vehicle in the interim—sometimes for months.
At least 31 recall campaigns covering 3.3 million vehicles have been launched with park-outside orders in the past decade ...
Automotive spontaneous combustion anyone?