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[+] -17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

My 20 year old pickup will still be on the road when that EV is scrapped lol

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  • [+] -13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Or on fire in the garage and no way to put it out ha

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    The majority of early EV fires were from a single battery factory accidentally placing battery terminals too close together. This affected only Chevy Bolts, and has been fixed with a recall.

    Even including this data, combustion engine cars are over 60 times more likely to catch fire than EVs (1,529.9 fires per 100,000 vehicles for ICE vs 25.1 for EV).

    It looks like you're the one who might need to start carrying around a fire extinguisher, just in case.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    My 15 year old EV is still driving like new. I had the battery replaced last month, not because the battery didn't work, but because newer batteries have much more range and are cheap enough to be worth the upgrade. I'm planning to keep driving it for at least another 20 years.

    This 100 year old EV is still driving with minimal maintenance. I don't think EVs need to be scrapped particularly quickly.

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