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John W. (not verified)    November 15, 2021 - 7:53PM

In reply to by Sean (not verified)

Time to buy something new - why? If you existing truck is reliable and runs like a champ, why not just keep it going? With ICE cars and trucks, if you are handy with tools, you can keep it going basically forever. Cost of most repairs is mainly in labor, and if you do most of the work, repairs are quite economical. Not so with EV - once out of warranty, clueless EV owners will be helpless as babe in the woods when their EV breaks down. And when the main battery goes (every lithium ion battery eventually goes bad), is it really worht the money to shell out $20K or more to put new battery in an old car? EV still does not make sense except for fanboys with money to burn. Another item to think about is who controls your EV? There has been outrage among Tesla owners when Musk & co downsized their range without notice. Some owners were outraged when features that they were installed in their car suddenly disappeared because Musk said it was never paid for.
There are numerous "salvaged" Tesla which cannot "super charged" thanks to Musk policy of outcasting DIY repaired Teslas.. Issue of ownership on old ICE cars/trucks were clear - owner owns the vehicle. With new EVs, in particular Teslas, it might Elon Musk who really owns your EV even when you paid large sums of good money for them.

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