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<blockquote data-quote="SecondhandSnake" data-source="post: 16943901" data-attributes="member: 116684"><p>It's really going to turn how the used market works on its head. We're reaching the point I'm seeing a lot of early first generation EVs and some hybrids pop up in the used market. The ones with so called recently replaced batteries are really cheap. The ones with end of life batteries are worth next to nothing. And I had to look into how much it would be to replace them. Even with the cheap overseas batteries it's thousands of dollars. And that's with the early ones that have simpler architecture and much smaller batteries than what's coming out now. </p><p></p><p>It's like if every older used car needed a new engine- but worse. At least with the old high mileage ICE beaters there were plenty that might leak like a sieve, eat oil, or make a horrible racket, but with some fixes (or enough bottles of goop) it would get you where you're going. An old battery won't even do that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SecondhandSnake, post: 16943901, member: 116684"] It's really going to turn how the used market works on its head. We're reaching the point I'm seeing a lot of early first generation EVs and some hybrids pop up in the used market. The ones with so called recently replaced batteries are really cheap. The ones with end of life batteries are worth next to nothing. And I had to look into how much it would be to replace them. Even with the cheap overseas batteries it's thousands of dollars. And that's with the early ones that have simpler architecture and much smaller batteries than what's coming out now. It's like if every older used car needed a new engine- but worse. At least with the old high mileage ICE beaters there were plenty that might leak like a sieve, eat oil, or make a horrible racket, but with some fixes (or enough bottles of goop) it would get you where you're going. An old battery won't even do that. [/QUOTE]
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