The new batteries are also durable enough to be recharged frequently for at least eight years.
That doesn’t sound super promising…
The battery warranty on EVs is 8 years and no one expects them to die after that. It should be much longer than 8 years, not at least 8 years.
Edit: I’d add I’d be okay with a battery that should last around 8 years, if the cost was substantially cheaper and it was easily replaceable. But I’m thinking something like 5k for a complete replacement all in, and that’s not what this would be. Like some cheap 25k vehicle that somewhere around 8-10 years you maybe replace the battery. So it’s more like a 30k vehicle with an expected maintenance item down the road. The whole thing would need to be upfront and part of the buying/sale process, and it’d need to feel like a 30k vehicle.
Are they going to continue to be huge, heavy, difficult to drive, badly made, impractical pieces of shit with a dashboard full of closed source rapeware?
I’m sure the design pendulum will swing the other way any day now.
…I’ve been predicting this change in direction since the Hummer H2 was released… Any day now…
Maybe if the Slate is what you’re describing… But with Bezos behind it I ain’t holding my breath.
Anyone know anything about what Spyware’s on Slate? I’m sure it’s gonna be great
The lack of official touchscreens/GPS/center console media etc seems like a good step - at the very least, unnecessary antennas and microphones should be easier to spot/replace with an old MP3 player with one annoying song.
