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Hertz Is Selling 20,000 Used EVs Due To High Repair Costs (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 50 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Reuters noted that they had to put torque and speed limiters on the fleet EVs. These are cars that have performance stats that you would have found on a Viper or Corvette in the previous decade.

I imagine that the following combo is a recipe for disaster: flagship sports car speed + touchscreen centric car controls + eyeballs on mobile delivery apps

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Don't forget people not caring about the car because it's a rental.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Correct, but that’s true for all rentals. ICE and EV.

    My guess is that the disproportionate damage costs are due to something that’s more common with EVs.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My guess is that repair costs are higher because they have to be sent out for expensive repairs because the car software is locked down so they cannot repair them in-house.

    That's what the future is coming to with cars. No more fixing with your own parts at home.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Note that Tesla, specifically, does not allow any third-party repairs. They simply don't make the parts available to independent shops. They are very much like Apple in this regard.

    From my understanding, EVs from Chevy and Ford follow the same model as their ICE models. You may have difficulty finding independent mechanics that can work on their EVs, but it's not because the manufacturer is freezing them out.

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  • [+] 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Anecdotally, people in my area definitely haul ass with their EVs in my part of down. They accelerate quickly, and people very much enjoy punching it.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I paid for the whole speedometer and I’m gonna use it.

    For real though people should absolutely maximize the capability of EVs to get up to speed with the intention of reducing traffic and keeping flow. That’s the best part about them!

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago*

    I find the acceleration quite dangerous. I was trying to pass a truck the other day and move to get in the left lane. As I’m doing so, a Tesla that I couldn’t see pops out from the car behind me and starts trying to pass the truck too. I swerved back into the right lane to avoid being rear ended. With the fast acceleration, Tesla drivers are prone to doing erratic things faster than other cars on the road can predict and react to.

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