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  • 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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  • 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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