With Tesla, you can turn a $2,442 windshield installation into a $3,174 windshield installation through the power of interest.

This is being reported by the Teslasphere as an “excellent option” to restore affordability to a car market that desperately needs more affordability.

Only, neither of those numbers is even in the same ballpark as affordable.

  • Gr0mit@lemmy.world
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    I just went through this type of situation. My son bought a 2013 Ford C Max PHEV and after less than 2 years, battery released the magic smoke. Since it wasn’t a popular model, there aren’t many options on replacement batteries. Green Bean Bat company said they won’t even try to fix it and Ford wants $12k! We have no choice but to donate the car and eat any value it once had. No one would even take it as a trade in just to dispose of it.

    Until the cost of replacement batteries is sorted out, I will never buy an EV again and I was a strong advocate for them until I experienced the real cost.

    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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      yeah I’m not sold on EVs. you want to save the world? encourage automakers to make small vehicles. why does everything need to be a 3800 lb vehicle with at least 250 horsepower. bring back compact economical vehicles. raise the cost of fuel by taxation enough to actually pay for a fair chunk of the road maintenance. drive less.

      EVs are fantastic for dense areas compared to ICE vehicles. they’re still a vehicle, and they’re still just a way to get you to consume.