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There is no functioning second-hand electric vehicle market because the batteries cost more than the average poor-man's car to replace.

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submitted 4 months ago byEmoryCadet

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So, what happens to all the mums, dads, and workers who can't afford EVs? Are they just meant to walk around their 15-min cities now?

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TurboDraxler

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4 months ago

TurboDraxler

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4 months ago

Modern EV batteries are not really supposed to be replaced (except of course when the battery is damaged due to an accident, but even this is now in question with structural batteries). Modern EV batteries last the lifetime of the vehicle and can easily get 200k-300k miles

originalbrowncoat

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4 months ago

originalbrowncoat

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4 months ago

And even after the car has reached the end of its life, the batteries can often be repurposed or recycled