EVs generally hold up better over time than ICE vehicles. For one thing they don’t vibrate themselves to pieces. You should get the battery checked out before buying and there will be some degradation but an EV will last basically forever.
Tell that to my 5 year old Ioniq that already had a catastrophic motor/transmission unit failure that would have totaled the car if it hadn’t been covered by warranty.
Batteries usually hold up long enough, unless you’re looking at 10+ year old cars.
The real issue is that the mechanics have no clue on what to check at the annual services, so they’ll let people down on the brakes, suspension, ball joints and AC fluids long before any warning lamp ever lights up on their computers. These things are assumed to break even when following the manufacturer guidelines.
EVs generally hold up better over time than ICE vehicles. For one thing they don’t vibrate themselves to pieces. You should get the battery checked out before buying and there will be some degradation but an EV will last basically forever.
…what?
Tell that to my 5 year old Ioniq that already had a catastrophic motor/transmission unit failure that would have totaled the car if it hadn’t been covered by warranty.
Most vibration comes from the road not the engine, and the worst is road hazzards. Engines are Carefully balanced and isolated.
Not that it matters, where I like rust from winter road salt is what kills cars. And cars still last a long time if you care for them.
Batteries usually hold up long enough, unless you’re looking at 10+ year old cars.
The real issue is that the mechanics have no clue on what to check at the annual services, so they’ll let people down on the brakes, suspension, ball joints and AC fluids long before any warning lamp ever lights up on their computers. These things are assumed to break even when following the manufacturer guidelines.