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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
There's more to buying a car than the purchase price.
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That's right. It's about fun, style, speed, technology, comfort, status, etc. I don't envy car designers. They have to take so many things into account. It must be a fairly tough job.
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Originally Posted by dyna mo
you mean like realistic math that accounts for decreased battery output over over time? or the cost of replacing the battery bank when it wears out?
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You forgot what needs maintenance and replacement in gas cars such as Oil, oil pumps. Gas tanks, gas pumps, mufflers, catalytic converters, spark plugs, filters, etc. Even brakes wear out slower on EV cars because a lot of the energy that might usually be wasted while braking is instead recaptured, so your brakes have to work less.
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Originally Posted by arock10
And that's if gasoline prices remain around $3.53 per gallon
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Hmm, kinda, sorta, maybe. It really depends. Personally I don't care how much gas costs anymore. Here it dropped to $0.95 per litre about 2 weeks ago. I was thrilled that the price was nice and low for everyone, but even if it was 1 penny, I would still prefer an EV now. I just prefer the high-tech ness of EV I guess.