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minus-squareRolivers@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 day agoI think the manufacturers and car salesmen fear it. Not the consumers.
minus-squareIrateAnteater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 day agoIt’s one of the often cited fears amongst consumers who are already skeptical about EVs. Range and charging times are the other two.
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down4·1 day agoFear that their battery will last longer than expected? Uhh what? Why on earth would the consumer fear that?
minus-squareIrateAnteater@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day ago EV batteries last longer than drivers feared The headline is literally the exact opposite of that.
I think the manufacturers and car salesmen fear it. Not the consumers.
It’s one of the often cited fears amongst consumers who are already skeptical about EVs. Range and charging times are the other two.
Fear that their battery will last longer than expected? Uhh what? Why on earth would the consumer fear that?
The headline is literally the exact opposite of that.