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

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

  • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
    2·
    5 months ago

    No more than ICEs stay at 95% of the original range at 15 years.

    Your argument is based on accepting a hypothetical best case scenario for a random ICE to the worst case scenario for a random EV.

    Based on my last two cars apparently being hypothetical best case scenarios, sure.

    I look forward to electric cars range continuing to improve, but as long as I live somewhere that range actually matters half of the year I’ll take the current ranges as they work in reality into consideration.

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      5 months ago

      Naturally.

      Most people appreciate innovation after it becomes common rather than when it becomes practical.

      If your 15-year-old cars have the same MPG and have never needed a repair, yes, your cars are performing to a degree that has never been recorded.