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  • Anders Cornelius Madsenmadsenandersc@vivaldi.net
    Apr 4, 2026, 1:55 PM

    @Chancerubbage

    That's an uphill battle for sure.

    Out of curiosity, isn't it cheaper to drive an EV in general in the US? That has been the major force behind EV adoption in Denmark - you could spend 30% more on an EV at the dealership and still have a lower TCO than the ICE cars after three years.

    Most of that was significantly lower fuel cost, but also lower maintenance cost, although when something breaks in an EVit tends to be expensive to fix - and I mean Audi or BMW level expensive.

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  • ChancerubbageChancerubbage@mastodon.social
    Apr 4, 2026, 2:17 PM

    @madsenandersc

    I think longer term ownership always evens out the costs, but there is plenty of fear and opposition, somewhat dependent on many of the naysayers having gone into a career in maintenance of internal combustion vehicles.

    There will have to be price parity up front. Too many in the U.S. cannot consider any sort of long term thinking, and build prejudices based on those fears.
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  • ChancerubbageChancerubbage@mastodon.social
    Apr 4, 2026, 3:13 PM

    @madsenandersc

    New battery technologies and modular cellular designs may make that less of an issue. Right now it is considered almost a total loss of vehicle price if the battery needs replacement.

    There is a Tesla dealer near work, I see many on the road, Riviens are around too, but who knows handles repairs and maintenance for them.

    Japanese, US, and Korean EVs are low profile in comparison. Hyundai Ioniqs seem to have a decent slice of the market.

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  • Anders Cornelius Madsenmadsenandersc@vivaldi.net
    Apr 4, 2026, 4:03 PM

    @Chancerubbage

    Yeah, battery replacement is a nasty one, although we are seeing smaller companies starting to repair batteries that were "un-repairable" if you asked the car maker. Same goes for things like the on-board charger in many Stellantis cars - they have had some really nasty issues and they were insanely expensive to replace in some cases.

    We now have a small Danish company that can not only repair those on-board chargers, but also fix the underlying heat issue that broke them in the first place.

    Have the on-board charger replaced by an authorized dealship with a unit with the same built-in timebomb for DKK 35K or have it repaired and permanently fixed for DKK 12K? Decisions, decisions... :)

    The market here is much more diverse, and currently around 90% of all new cars sold to comsumers are pure EVs.

    VW, Skoda, Audi, Cupra, BMW, Mercedes, Ford, Jeep, Fiat, Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Suzuki, Mazda, Porche, Renault, Citroen, Peugeot - all have EVs that they sell on the Danish market, and some no longer offers ICE at all.IIRC, VW Group (which includes Skoda, Audi and Cupra) holds more than 40% of the total market.

    There is a slew of Chinese models as well, but they are not that popular - users don't like the high-pitched bings and bongs from their warning systems, and they yell at you all the time.

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  • ChancerubbageChancerubbage@mastodon.social
    Apr 4, 2026, 4:12 PM

    @madsenandersc

    I have a feeling that the U.S. manufacturers are keeping their actual sales of EVs on the down low, for both competitive and political reasons. That is, they may be doing better. And they may be floating ideas like ‘lowered production’ for political reasons (and competitive)

    It shouldn’t be contentious but it is in a nation of 30 % radical conformists.

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