I’m not a big Jag fan mind you but another company moving away from ICE all together is interesting. I believe Audi cancelled the R8 in favor of an EV version and the next Dodge Charger Hellcat supposedly will be an EV as well.
My wife’s EV is pretty nice, but so far every EV I’ve driven has been discovered from the road. Like a moving couch instead of a driving experience. Hopefully we’ll get some real enthusiast grade sports cards out of this.
What do y’all think?
I am not a professional mechanic, and I know 0 about car maintenance. I do know my EV is cheaper in maintenance than my last ICE. Over the last 15 years i drove an ICE (3 different cars, all new), I had to go to the garage at least 2x a year for a full check up costing me at least 800€ for each check up. First time I asked a Tesla service center to plan a full check up, they jokingly told me they would be happy to change my wiper fluid and charge 1k for that. The only thing I pay money for is my tyres.
I get it that not all cars are built the same and sometimes you have a car which is “built on monday” (one that falls abart at every turn), but judging by my experience, and my friends’ experience with their Teslas, EVs are cheaper in maintenance. But again, I am not a mechanic.
I will not go into the advantages of EV over ICE in environmental issues, as @GameGod has done a better job than I could.
I don’t feel attacked at all. But when you misrepresent EV cars because of your lack of experience with them, and prejudice because 2nd hand cars are chaper than new cars, I do feel I need to speak up. Other people might get the wrong idea…