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[-] fidodo@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Are you still optimistic after looking at the price of a Mercedes EV?

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

I never buy new so I don't personally care. There will be a guy selling it on Craigslist in a few years and I will buy it from him. Thus my optimism.

[-] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Where are you going to buy your replacement battery?

[-] shottymcb@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Where are you going to buy your replacement gasoline engine and transmission? The previous owner decided that oil change intervals were more of a guideline anyway. One big win in buying a used EV is that maintenance is minimal, so there's less worry about how the previous owner treated the car.

I promise replacing your drivetrain at 200k is going to cost more than a battery pack.

I can get an aftermarket LiFePo battery replacement for my prius for 1/10th the cost of an OEM. It's just a bunch of laptop batteries in a box, it really doesn't have to be super expensive. As adoption grows aftermarket battery replacements will plummet in price.

[-] picnic@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Oh well, I changed a few years back transmission for my bmw. I bought a rebuilt one which cost 1000 euros and the shop asked 1000 euros for the work. I think there arent really prices put yet for example MB batteries as theyre still under warranty? But I'd take a guess that battery pack would be a bit more expensive.

[-] shottymcb@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

The price in the US for a rebuilt transmission plus swap on a BMW is about $5000. So I guess it depends on location.

[-] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That’s the way it should be but it’s not. There’s been a few people with Ioniq 5s in Canada who are getting quoted at $60+k for a replacement battery pack. That’s more than the original car I think.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Temu? Seriously not a big issue for me personally. I literally did battery vehicle integrations for about 10 years. But yeah, others are going to need more battery techs or integrators etc. today's mechanics will need to stretch again from ICE experts to battery integration experts. My guess is that it will be a good 10 years of tech transition. Meantime the political assholes with their worthless shit filled skulls will need cow prodding to get them to require battery standardization. So long as the size of the battery can come in predictable modules, then car makers can design around that and the dream of interchangeable battery systems could be realized...like it could be a standard voltage and amperage with variable capacity but constant volume/shape, connectors, interface signals etc. When all those dominoes fall in place it will be like when cars started to look similar... R13 tires for example with standard lug locations can be used in many different cars from many makers and many model years. I hope it goes eventually happens. Then also recyclability needs plenty of work. The current batteries are not that bad. They are mostly carbon after all.

[-] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Honestly curious as to why this got downvoted?

Edit: Typo ("Damn you voice to text!" /shakesfistinair)

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Mercedes has never been affordable, regardless of ICE or electric. It's a car for the upper-middle class who want to pretend to be rich

[-] rab@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Go to Europe, they are everywhere

[-] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 2 points 9 months ago

Ever seen a Mercedes A class? I don't think anyone pretending to be rich drove those, at least the older models from the early 2000s.

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