Posted on 11/08/2023 5:42:21 AM PST by Red Badger
How much does it cost to replace an internal combustion engine?
Without doing the math I suspect he spent more on replacing the batteries then gasoline would have cost him (and not counting the time to fill - perhaps 15 to 20 minutes compared to the time to recharge the batteries twice a day.)
So much for the savings.
Reminds me of the case of one of the hybrid models, where the computer essentially shut off the batteries due to the batteries getting dangerous to operate (I think, or maybe the batteries just crapped out, not sure) and thus forced the vehicles to operate as gasoline-only types - which the owners didn’t appreciate.
At least from research, in my market, you can rebuild an IC engine for about $4,000.
“where the computer essentially shut off the batteries due to the batteries getting dangerous “
Nothing like the attack of the “Safety Police” again.
IIRC, it was a faulty temperature sensor that made the computer think the batteries were overheating...............
The econazis are clever, and climate change fear is pervasive.
My progressive son just informed me the other day that even though EVs are inefficient, and as heavy as a ice car and a half, that there is hope!
Battery makers are developing new improved batteries that are lighter, more energy dense, and charge faster.
Yeah, right.
The bad news about Tesla was buried: they replaced his battery, but with one that has only a one-year warranty? Not OK.
The newest batteries does not solve the problem of energy density. The closer you push electrons together, the more costly it becomes to keep them together, not to mention dangerous.
I suspect that there is going to be a hard limit to this that cannot be overridden, even if you had god level knowledge of maximizing energy density in batteries.
Yes. And when those cars are prevalent and forced on us, they will all have that “safety feature” built in.
But it won’t be used for other purposes.
Except when criminals are driving one and they want to capture them. Then they will use it to remotely shut off the batteries.
But only for that.
Oh, when someone is a criminal because they didn’t pay their taxes on their house, or their excise taxes on their car.
But that is, of course, only a limited use. They will never use it for any other purposes.
Except for if there is an epidemic lockdown and they want to limit travel of people so it doesn’t spread. Then, if you get more than one mile from your house, they could shut off the batteries.
Or if you are wanted for hate speech. Or if you are a Conservative. Or if Americans are using too much energy. But they would only limit you to using your EV for five miles of travel a day, to save the environment, of course. Or if you were traveling to Washington DC to engage in a protest, and the authorities got wind of it from an online forum and they didn’t want you to protest.
And so on.
But this kind of thing will never be used for those kinds of things.
Ever.
We promise. Cross our hearts and hope to die with needles sticking in our eye.
“I suspect that there is going to be a hard limit to this that cannot be overridden, even if you had god level knowledge of maximizing energy density in batteries.”
I’m not smart enough to know the practical limit for battery technology. What I do know is that they econazis will push more and more promises, and climate change followers will buy it all.
I have been pricing them for a 5.3liter Chevy I need to replace. $2500-$3500 are the quotes I have received for a remanufactured engine with a 3 or 4 year warranty FWIW.
“We’ve always had a ‘Climate Crisis’, Winston”................
Well, to be fair...my gas-guzzling F150 dies after approx 550 miles.
But then, I refill the gas tank.
A brand new fully warrantied Chevy small block 350 cost me $5K, fully installed in my 98 K2500.
Egad. With each passing day, it looks like Orwell had access to a time machine.
“The savings added up to $10,000 since he bought it, which is impressive.”
$10,000 - impressive savings
-$9,000 - new battery cost
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$1,000 - not such impressive savings
I would also like to know how much he spent on the electricity (probably coal plant generated), both on the road AND at home overnight.
“ Egad. With each passing day, it looks like Orwell had access to a time machine.”
Huxley, Orwell and Rand were modern day prophets.
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