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Originally Posted by Snax
I feel compelled to reject that as a false equivalence, as the battery on an EV is part of a power delivery system, not just a place to store energy. And relative to an ICE which may internally destroy itself at any given time, electric motors are largely bulletproof for decades and potentially 7 digit mileage (Hard to say if the latter will hold true however for consumer vehicles.) So cherry-picking that out on a cost basis just isn't a realistic comparison.
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A fuel tank and a battery are exactly equivalent. It's just as correct to say a fuel tank is part of a power delivery system, so that doesn't negate the comparison.
ICE engines go 200,000 trouble free miles these days, unless one buys from a brand known to have poor reliability or gets extremely unlucky. Most things that need replacement on an ICE cost ~$100, with the major parts costing around ~$1,000. If you need a new battery, that's ~$12,000, so who cares if the motor lasts a million miles.
Cherry picking the battery is appropriate to the discussion of why EVs are great around town but not long distance travel. That's actually how you argue something; chose things relevant to discuss.
So I ask you; if the battery is not the achilles heel of EVs, why are only 1% of vehicle sales EVs, despite having a $7,500-$10,000 tax advantage?