• blazera@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    This is basically like saying combustion vehicles could last nearly forever if you replaced the engine every now and then

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      6 months ago

      I mean…they can, you just refresh the motor. Tons of ICE vehicles out there with 400-500k miles on them. Hell most semi trucks have millions of miles on them.

    • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      I am thinking of doing that when my civic should be legally declared dead. With the insanity that is new car prices and insurance for new cars plus the vanished used car market it just isn’t worth it. I want an EV but things have to go back to normal before that happens