Same with most EVs.
That makes it an EXCELLENT value as a 2-3 year old used vehicle. The 1st owner took the hit. Besides, I usually keep vehicles a long time. Depreciation doesn't matter nearly as much then.
People don't buy 10 year old high mileage EVs because other than the Nissan leaf and Tesla's, there aren't many out there. But if I was to purchase an old EV, I'd do my homework. I'd also pay to have the battery condition checked. At our dealership, our diagnostic scanner can measure the overall condition. So we can see the degradation. We can monitor cell voltage down to the individual cells. And many batteries can be purchased in modules. So you don't have to buy the entire battery. You can purchase the bad one and the one that may be marginal. I don't own an EV. But I'm not afraid of them either.
I honestly think that I could live with an extended range lightning or Extended range Mach e as my only vehicle given my habits and places I travel. The vast majority of my travels are within the range of the range plus one stop. And are along routes that are well stocked with fast chargers . If I took long trips often, I'd probably only get one as a second vehicle. Im planning on either repairing an old 1993 Pontiac in my yard or purchasing a second vehicle. But it won't be an EV simply for the fact that other than the Leaf, they aren't old enough to have become cheap yet. And they short range and fragile batteries.Not afraid of EV’s, I just could not live with their current limitations without a back up gas or hybrid vehicle. This alone makes them NOT a good economical choice.
Until the range and charging options fit my needs they are all just fancy golf carts.
I have a small Ryobi 1800 watt run gas generator I could carry in an EV pick up truck. It runs seven hours on a gallon at 1100 watt output.
How much charge/range would that get me after an hour on the gas generator ?
‘Oh the horror, the horror if it all’,
The horror.~~~
Apocalypse Now, Marlin Brando.
I got a neighbor, driving habits like you describe. He bought an EV. He rented a gas car on a trip he took last year. It was not expensive at all.
That's a Chevy problem, not an EV problem...
Indeed. My family has maintained my great-grandfather's axe so well that I'm using it today, five blade and six handles later!
Es el Chevy--no va!That's a Chevy problem, not an EV problem...
If it wouldn't run, something was wrong with it other than it being an EV. Range may be shortened significantly. But they always run. Several people left them outside overnight in single digit temperatures to see what they'd do. Some had to warm the battery before they had full performance. But they ran. EVs are very common in Norway where it gets really cold. If a person had home charging, the battery could be pre warmed while still plugged in much in the same way people use block heaters. I know the Fords allow the owner to schedule all that stuff. EVs have definite shortcomings , and they're not ready for everyone. But they have definite advantages too. Like anything else , a person should weigh them out to see what suits him best. By the way,I live in North Florida. We stayed home when we got our once in 20 year snow. The last time it got into the single digits was in 1983 I believe. We may or may not have a hard freeze in winter
Understandable. But it would have been interesting to see if it was simply a problem with HIS vehicle in particular rather than an EV problem.
