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Originally Posted by Phoenix'97
To some that may mean something worthwhile. To others, like myself, ICE vehicles are just more simple and convenient to drive! Need I say more?
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That was a response to Oil Pan talking about inverters in used in a solar array to power my home.
I've had an EV for 3 years now. They are dead simple. Plug in when you get home, unplug when you are ready to leave. Simple as that. No different than a cell phone except the cord is bigger. The charger is in the garage and I run the cord under the garage door. In the winter I hit precondition on my phone app 10 minutes before I leave and the car is warmed up and defrosted when I walk out of the door.
I'm just coming up on my first bit of maintenance. At 22,500 miles I'll have to change the cabin air filter. That is it until 120K miles.
However, EVs aren't for everyone. If you can't charge at home I wouldn't get one.
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
How long does a $1,000 pay the electrical bill?
Then when it does burn out you get prorated replacement.
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About a year. However, each panel has it's own inverter. It would be highly unlikely that every inverter would fail within 8 years. Retail they are about $180 each.