I wouldn’t purchase one myself that was more than a hybrid until Honda and Toyota (they’re currently closest) square out making solid state batteries that can last a long time. They should be smaller, lighter, cheaper to make, and charge much, much, faster if need be.
Right now if an all electrics battery goes bad it’s costs a massive amount of money to replace and for many vehicles it’s really hard to take out of a vehicle. Toyota is claiming a production vehicle should be 2027-2028 and that company doesn’t generally blow smoke up people’s ass about something only 4 years out. They should be able to get a car with a 300 mile range that can charge in a few minutes in a battery compact enough to easily be removed if it goes bad. That’s what electric vehicles really need. Something that won’t cost $60,000 and end up in a scrap yard after 15 years.
Lol. No. I’m just a mechanic and a tech nerd and toyota and Honda look like they’ll be the first companies to release vehicles with solid state batteries. Right now when an all electric battery goes tits up it will cost too much to be worth replacing. For instance, a chevy bolt replacement with install goes for over $15,000. Teslas are over $15,000, and most others range out between $4500 and $22,000 dollars. Lithium batteries are guaranteed to fail at some point earlier than a vehicles lifetime it could have spent on the road. Having to spend $10,000+ dollars on a car that’s over 12 years old is basically a recipe for sending it to the scrap yard. Total waste.
I wouldn’t purchase one myself that was more than a hybrid until Honda and Toyota (they’re currently closest) square out making solid state batteries that can last a long time. They should be smaller, lighter, cheaper to make, and charge much, much, faster if need be.
Right now if an all electrics battery goes bad it’s costs a massive amount of money to replace and for many vehicles it’s really hard to take out of a vehicle. Toyota is claiming a production vehicle should be 2027-2028 and that company doesn’t generally blow smoke up people’s ass about something only 4 years out. They should be able to get a car with a 300 mile range that can charge in a few minutes in a battery compact enough to easily be removed if it goes bad. That’s what electric vehicles really need. Something that won’t cost $60,000 and end up in a scrap yard after 15 years.
Dude are you in Toyota’s paybook?
Lol. No. I’m just a mechanic and a tech nerd and toyota and Honda look like they’ll be the first companies to release vehicles with solid state batteries. Right now when an all electric battery goes tits up it will cost too much to be worth replacing. For instance, a chevy bolt replacement with install goes for over $15,000. Teslas are over $15,000, and most others range out between $4500 and $22,000 dollars. Lithium batteries are guaranteed to fail at some point earlier than a vehicles lifetime it could have spent on the road. Having to spend $10,000+ dollars on a car that’s over 12 years old is basically a recipe for sending it to the scrap yard. Total waste.
The Chevy Bolt is 19k after the federal credit.