I need a new car, and I really want to go full electric. I’m wondering if anyone regrets buying one? What are the downsides?

  • nevemsenki@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    I’ve driven a diesel Renault for 12 years (loke 300k km) and didn’t need to replace any of those. The only big unplanned cost I had was a faulty EGR valve, which happened at 600km and wasn’t warranty for some reason.

    That said regular oil change for clutch and brakes were mildly expensive, but I guess even for EV you’d want the brake hydraulics replaced the same way.

    Edit : just spotted filters. Yeah I replaced every filter every service, but with how grimy they look, even in EV I’d argue for replacing them.

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      17 days ago

      Replacing brakes on an EV should be much less frequent, since regenerative braking doesn’t use the brakes

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        16 days ago

        Funnily enough I heard mechanic friends say that EVs need the brake rotors replaced more often than combustion cars, because the EVs use the brakes so infrequently that the rotor just rusts so badly it needs replacing.

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      17 days ago

      Just a FYI there is no filter on an EV (except maybe cabin and that should only be once a year or two even for maintenance conscious).

      But yeah, maintenance costs aren’t that much more. Not needing anything changed is an outlier just like needing everything changed.