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Cars are like horses: people will soon realise EVs are just better, claims VW boss
(www.autoexpress.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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I got my first car 24 years ago. A hand-me-down that my grandpa bought with 87kkm on it, that my brother crashed. It took a lot of welding to get that car to pass inspection.
Four cars later I still have never owned a new car. I aim to buy 10yo without a loan. My current one no longer gets updated maps for its built-in infotainment system.
If I buy a 10yo EV it'll definitely need a new battery pack. That changes the economy completely. I guess it's cheaper to drive so I'd shell out for 10yo of driving in advance.
Now that we’re getting a few 10 year old EVs , we see they easily have 80+% of battery health (except of course the Leaf). That’s not as good as new but you might still drive 4 hours on an old tesla
Depends in mileage, how often it was fast charged, and with some models you cannot replace the pack at all, others you can refurbish the pack with only replacing the defective cells.