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by toyg 1686 days ago
> EVs [...] last basically forever.

That's not what I heard about their batteries, which need replacing way more often than a regular ICE setup (i.e. every small-single-digit years vs every 15 years or so).

Also, it's true that electric engines see less stress, but a lot of the rest of the car is still a car.

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Tesla batteries are only losing 10% of capacity after 200,000 miles:

https://electrek.co/2021/08/12/tesla-claims-battery-packs-lo...