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About electric vehicle. If you add the maintenance cost for battery, how does it fair compare to gasoline vehicle? On cost we have to pay. (lemmy.world)

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I heard someone said that, at the end EV will cost you almost the same as gasoline vehicle, if you have to change the expensive battery every so often. Can someone please give me more info on this? Thank you so much.

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[-] TheWoozy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The availability on street charging for those without driveway is really the only thing holding back mass adoption, IMHO.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago

I’ve heard that the electrical grid wouldn’t be able to handle it if every car was electric. Not just the energy production, but also the wires buried under the streets.

[-] 18107@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If every car was instantly converted to electric, the grid would struggle but not collapse. There is a lot of extra (but more expensive) production capability on the grid, and EV's are being added gradually, not instantly.

The grid is currently being upgraded to support air conditioners and heat pumps. EV charging can be scheduled for times when the grid is under less load, so EV's will have a relatively small impact on the grid.

TL:DR: The grid will be fine.

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