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Technology Stocks : The Electric Car, or MPG "what me worry?" -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RetiredNow who wrote (754)	12/10/2008 11:12:25 AM
From: HPilot	Respond to of 17509

The maintenance on an ICE is far more expensive over the lifetime of a car than on an EV. Modern cars need far less maintenance than they used to. But I have never maintained that they have less maintenance. I have only argued that they cost less to maintain because you don't have to replace the engine every 8 years.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (754)	12/10/2008 1:11:13 PM
From: John Koligman	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17509

Mindmeld, how do you figure that? Especially since in the ICE case the motors have been out forever and maintenance is well known, whereas with electric, who knows??? I still maintain that unless battery replacement on something like a Volt comes down to less than 1500 bucks you don't have much of a case. (And based on the current $150 cost for an Li laptop battery, it's highly unlikely that it will).. Unless you got a lemon, modern ICE cars are pretty reliable. That Honda and Celica I owned for 17/18 years had original clutches, engines not touched except for timing belts. Throw in regular oil changes and a coolant change every few years and you should be okay. I suspect a battery change may cost as much as an engine/transmission replacement on an ICE car... And if you own cars like you and I do? Possibly two battery replacements - probably cheaper to junk the car... I agree with your comment on battery tech getting cheaper, but the critical question is how cheap...