Comment Comment by throw123xz You're mixing different problems and clearly have no experience driving or owning EVs.> You can't charge them within five minutes like you would load up a traditional car.Nothing to do with reliability.> Battery starts to lose range. Even more so in extreme temperatures.Yes, you lose ~20% of range if it's snowing or very cold. Is this a reliability issue?> Battery replacement is super expensive. In that amount you can get your engine rebuilt multiple times over.It is very expensive, but batteries are not failing. Again, we now have 10-15 year old cars on the road without battery problems. parent throw123xz 1 year ago
> You can't charge them within five minutes like you would load up a traditional car.
Nothing to do with reliability.
> Battery starts to lose range. Even more so in extreme temperatures.
Yes, you lose ~20% of range if it's snowing or very cold. Is this a reliability issue?
> Battery replacement is super expensive. In that amount you can get your engine rebuilt multiple times over.
It is very expensive, but batteries are not failing. Again, we now have 10-15 year old cars on the road without battery problems.