The change to planned rules was an election-year concession to labor unions and auto executives, according to people familiar with the plan.

Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars::The change to planned rules was an election-year concession to labor unions and auto executives, according to people familiar with the plan.

  • Gr0mit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    I agree with you that PHEV is the sweet spot for some people like me. I go on road trips multiple times a year and until I can charge up in 5-10 minutes, I don’t see full EV as an option for my family. Also the lifespan of the batteries is a concern. You can have maintenance done on an engine to make it last as long as you want but batteries just need to be replaced at the end of their life. Eventually you reach the point where the battery replacement cost exceeds the cars value.

    • dragontamer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Eventually you reach the point where the battery replacement cost exceeds the cars value.

      Yes. Fortunately, the cost of this is predictable.(Capacity of the true battery x durability) / kwh-per-mile == miles of durability.

      Different batteries have different durabilities: anywhere from 800 cycles to 3500 cycles is a reasonable guess.

      Wth the new crop of 3000-cycle LiFePO4 cells at lower costs, the estimated cost per mile of electric driving is reasonable today IMO. But run your calculations and make your own decision. Different vehicles have larger true battery sizes than advertised as well, so finding the 'True Battery Capacity’s is harder than expected, but assume a 10% bonus or so if you don’t know

      Especially run this math on solar battery systems, where it’s obviously not worth it to me at least. But electric cars are competing vs more expensive gasoline prices, so it’s actually a reasonable cost in this more expensive use case.