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Has anyone regretted buying a fully electric car? (lemmy.world)

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I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I'm wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?

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[-] erev@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Yeah that's insanely wasteful

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 hours ago

Probably leasing. Which is blowing a lot of money, but also means he isn't buying an $80,000 car that won't be worth hardly anything after it hits 100k miles, because more and more people in the used markets are figuring out when an out of warranty battery goes bad it can cost you $15,000 to $25,000 extra to replace a battery.

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

Probably. I had a neighbor that leased an Acura yearly. Always got a different vehicle but always in white.

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 hours ago

Always white? How damned boring.

[-] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Boring yes but easier to see, involved in proportionally fewer accidents, surface scratches are harder to see, remains cooler when parked outside, much easier to resell, always available, doesn't attract attention, and the base white is normally cheaper..

I completely get it for a lease car. It's a work vehicle, not a passion project.

[-] doggle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 7 hours ago

I mean, presumably he isn't just taking them to the junkyard... Someone out there is probably still driving those cars

[-] Masta_Chief@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

And leasing is a thing

[-] Encode1307@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago

Yep and someone got to buy a lightly used EV

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago

I recently bought a used Nissan Leaf. No regrets so far, hoping the battery needs to be replaced before my warranty expires. There's a good chance...

[-] Encode1307@lemm.ee 1 points 7 hours ago

People get so weird and judgey

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