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7%. Pathetic. I honestly can't believe things have turned out this way. We were pioneers in this market and now the same person who created it has actively contributed to its' destruction.
Blame the manufacturers for making disposable, non-repairable crap EVs.
Look at the resale market for 5+ year old EVs. They’re practically worthless. Turns out they’re full of proprietary parts that can’t be replaced with after market alternatives, so people are forced to buy from the manufacturer who charges more than the car is worth.
For some reason, the car companies thought they could get away with forcing people into the buy-discard-rebuy cycles that we have for smartphones. That hasn’t worked so far. Americans believe that cars should be a long term investment, not a disposable commodity.
Last bit of evidence is look at the fleet vehicle market. Rental car companies have dumped their EV fleets due to the cost of repairs and replacements.
Odd that it's only a problem in the USA.
Europe has better consumer protection laws, longer mandatory warranty, and so on.
It’s not a problem inherent to electric cars!