I think the ratio on your comments Lemmy-wide speaks for itself. If it quacks etc etc. Maybe think about how you come across to people, and if you’ve been called a troll and blocked multiple times by people on a variety of communities, then perhaps some self reflection might be warranted.

From the article you linked:

"Factors contributing to used EV sales trends cited by the report authors included:

• The implementation of the FBT exemption in November 2022 that potentially prompted EV owners to acquire new vehicles, contributing to an increase in the availability of used EVs.
• Uncertainty surrounding battery health of used EVs deterring some potential buyers.
• Pricing of new EV models coming down, negatively impacting used EV prices.

The authors of the report did caution the EV pricing findings were volatile because of the small amount of vehicles involved."

I would say the biggest issue is likely that new EVs are coming rapidly down in price, with longer range, so a second hand EV is comparatively not as good value currently. Many people are waiting for slightly bigger batteries or different types of ev, and I’ve seen at least half a dozen BYD Sharks on the road, one I talked to the guy had literally bought it yesterday, and many of them are getting tax benefits to buy new.

You are making out it’s all about battery concern where there’s much more going on.

So, you’re a moderator in a politics community, and you troll in various places on Lemmy, and like to threaten if you are challenged. Interesting.

Can’t help wondering if the other mods here might want to look into whether that’s a good thing… or not.

Given the EV market is barely a decade old, I think it’s a bit soon to make such ridiculous claims, that myself and others have given many, many sources of facts (not feelings, which is literally all you are providing).

It’s clear you are quite happy being influenced by scary propaganda c/o the oil industry - you’re still living in 2019 in Scummo’s “ruined weekend” land.

And having a peek at your other activity, I’d like to echo some others opinions - you really don’t belong here, maybe just leave, troll. You are tedious and just seem to want a fight with anyone who will take your bait. Boring.

Dude. I’ve provided the receipts with literally every post. You have provided nothing. Give it up already, you are ideologically hamstrung and unable to accept that you are wrong.

I think that’s already been proven, at least in the case of Teslas, that the batteries DO actually last that long on average?

Batteries that lose range but still functioning generally are being swapped out but then sold as house batteries, still incredibly useful and bigger than most house batteries. So they are not a total loss and largely still functioning. Newer battery systems allow swap out of individual cells.

If you look in the comments, someone swapped out the BMW to a cheap ICE car and the Tesla was still cheaper, lol.

I don’t know where you are but electricity prices here have been going down as we add more renewables to the grid. Most EV owners have solar, and mostly charge for less or free from home - I’m one of them.

Where is this guy egregiously wrong, in your opinion?

https://www.reddit.com/r/electricvehicles/s/Lk7fWVIEVX

You are lowballing the cost of replacing an engine significantly: it MIGHT be as low as $3000, it could be over $10,000. You also are completely ignoring the plethora of moving parts in an ICE vehicle that can fail. The drivetrain in an ICE vehicle contains 2,000+ moving parts typically, whereas the drivetrain in an EV contains around 20. This makes for a massive reduction in maintenance costs over the lifetime of the vehicle, which you also don’t take into consideration in total cost of ownership.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2018/09/06/seven-reasons-why-the-internal-combustion-engine-is-a-dead-man-walking-updated/

An incorrect assumption you have made is that batteries fail at a higher rate than major components on an ICE car. It’s a misunderstanding of the relative risk. Like how people hop in their car every day no worries but are afraid to fly.

Also is 100,000 miles or 160,000 km, not 100,000 km as the current warranty standard. And like any new technology, they really don’t know exactly how long they are going to last, so at this stage manufacturers are hedging their bets.

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/new-data-reveals-the-battery-life-in-used-electric-vehicles/

https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/assurances-on-battery-health-could-boost-used-ev-sales-report/

It was a facetious question. Clearly you wouldn’t with such misguided preconceptions.

I’m with Amber, and while I don’t have a battery yet, their VPP offering does appear different to most. I’d be wanting to check the conditions if this goes ahead as I would not want to sign up if I wasn’t allowed to control when power is sent to to the grid.

https://help.amber.com.au/hc/en-us/articles/7415148284685-What-is-Amber-s-SmartShift-and-how-does-it-differ-from-a-VPP

Correct, new EVs have even better batteries than first gen too. My first EV I replaced the battery, but not because they’re was anything wrong with it: that battery likely would have lasted at least twice as long, but an enterprising engineer created a battery upgrade that doubled the original range in the same footprint, and we can expect further improvements in batteries, so I expect to upgrade again in future, maybe 10-15 years, and double the range again.

Old EV batteries can be reused and make ideal off grid house batteries.

Have you actually bought a second hand EV?

Never a bad time for a DieHard quote 😎

Vote with your AUD as much as possible as a consumer. Even a 10% change in behaviour will shake the fuckers up.

Gooooooo

All I can say is I hope this gives the RWNJs pause about voting for the potato, if they think stocks will go down even further unless we distance ourselves from the US, then we might not be doomed to 3 years of similar stupidity.

I have bought two secondhand electric cars and about to buy my third. Most people still don’t understand this isn’t quite as risky as it appears.

Okay, firstly GOOD ON YOU for recognising that #LibLab are both corrupt and don’t represent average Australians. It’s great to see demographics have been shifting ever away from the Two Party System.

It is confusing. As noted by previous comment, voting below the line ensures that your absolute preferences are counted.

Where a flowchart would be helpful is with GVTs (that have been abolished almost everywhere see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_voting_ticket) but unfortunately with the lack of knowing for sure in advance the levels of support for each candidate, especially minor & Indies, there’s no real way of knowing for sure who will end up winning from preferences exactly. Best you can do is read up on all the candidates, put #LibLab last (but honestly possibly openly Nazi Nazis dead last, then Libs, then Lab) and everyone else in order of how much you agree with their policy platform.

And talk to people about it. Point out that both major parties only benefit billionaires, in the end.

Lolol. I thought this had to be on c/leopardseatingfaces 😂

I think it’s taking longer for bidirectional to be legal in most parts of Australia, though that might be happening soon. V2G is going to be a game changer for reducing dependence on coal, can’t come soon enough!

Lol. The trade deficit is massive on our side, so they are shooting themselves in the foot.

We sure as fuck don’t need American wines. We used to bend over backwards to pay American film companies to film in Australia.

And there’s guides everywhere now on how to de-American your tech.

Fuck off, you nutjobs.