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Originally Posted by Buzzard
I was just looking at cars on the weekend. One thing that turns me off from buying a hybrid/plug in is the inevitable battery replacement. Paying five to ten grand, ten years down the road does not excite me. Of course that's only relevant if you plan to keep it that long. I'm curious what electric owners thoughts are on this? Are you thinking move it before then, or is the gas money you're saving going to cover that expense?
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I don't think it'll be that at 5 years and it's a maybe at 10 with a possibility closer towards 15. Fuel savings easily go towards that.
For a 15+ year old ICE, I was pouring in maybe $500-1500 for innocuous stuff per year. A single replacement of $5-10K that you can basically see coming from a long ways off (and can be heavily affected by your habits) doesn't seem too bad.