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More efficient manufacturing, falling battery costs and intense competition are lowering sticker prices for battery-powered models to within striking distance of gasoline cars.

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[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I paid too much for my EV, but am glad to see the prices come down for future buyers. When the price is competitive with ICE vehicles, I think we’ll see rapid adoption.

[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I got my EV used, and in three years I've already saved more on gas than I paid for it.

EVs are so much cheaper to maintain and operate; no gas, no oil changes, no transmission, no sparkplugs or timing belts. If the sale prices are close, the total cost of ownership will be massively in favor of the EV.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Wait WHAT? EVs don’t require regular maintenance like a normal car does? That’s SICK (if true)

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It does require maintenance, but you don't have to worry about the engine, transmission, turbos and other related moving parts. Your maintenance is basically brakes, tyres and other simple and cheap wear and tear parts.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago

So no oil changes and shit like that? That’s is the biggest pro I’ve ever heard for EVs lmao

[–] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You know in 2021 I thought that the MSM was deliberately ignoring the issues with EVs and promoting overly rosy timelines as part of a political agenda.

After seeing the massive amount of FUD they published about EVs over the past year, I think they are just bad at their jobs.

It feels like the media covers EVs based on vibes versus doing actual research. As a result they've consistently publish articles that are either borderline nonsense hopium or complete doomerism.

IMO I still think hybrids will be instrumental tech over the next decade. Those 300 mile EVs often get much worse range in weather conditions that are common in many parts of the country. It's also simply going to take considerable time for fast charging infrastructure to become ubiquitous enough to truly address range anxiety.

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 months ago

I think they are just bad at their jobs.

There are a huge number of aspired investigative journalists who weren't good enough, and ended up writing niche interest pieces for hobbyist publications they don't actually care much about. This was the reason there was such a commotion over game's journalism around 2015, but the same problems exist elsewhere too.