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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree that the more electronics, the worse they age. The new electric vehicles have even more problems: usually the engine is designed to not be opened post-sale, or only with great difficulty. So having an electric battery or an engine problem (whatever it might be) essentially means you need to buy a new vehicle. It would be very costly to repair.

My basic petrol Japanese cars are 19 and 14 years old. They've been sitting out in my driveway, exposed to the elements, all this time. We drive them mainly for short distances, so they don't have a ton of mileage. Repairs have been minor so far.

I love the idea of "clean" energy, but not the omnipresence of electronics in a vehicle, or the reality that current battery technology is actually quite polluting. Not to mention that electric battery fires are much harder to put out than a regular fire. Plus the repair issues...

Don't know what to buy when our cars finally pass on.

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You don't know much about cars. Electric cars are actually easier to maintain. Fewer mechanical moving parts. The electric motors are simple. No oil needed. No transmission. These electric engines last forever with no maintenance needed.

I'm driving a 2013 Tesla Model S. The car is 11yo. Other than replacing the tires, I haven't needed to replace anything else.
My reliable 10yo Toyota Rav4 didn't need much repairs but there was definitely more scheduled maintenance work and more things to replace with each service. Now at 110k miles, it's recommended to replace the driving belts etc... That's one expensive service.
Electric cars have none of these things.

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