Replacement Battery Co$t More Than Used Electric Car

[Uncle Birchy]

A family in Florida drove into a major problem after buying a used electric vehicle: the replacement battery for their dead car wound up costing more than the used car was purchased for.

Avery Siwinski is a 17-year-old whose parents spent $11,000 on a used Ford Focus Electric car, which is a 2014 model and had about 60,000 miles when it was bought, according to KVUE.

The teenager had the car for six months before it began giving her issues and the dashboard was flashing symbols.

"It was fine at first," Siwinski said. "I loved it so much. It was small and quiet and cute. And all the sudden it stopped working."

She told the news outlet that the car stopped running after taking it to a repair shop, and the family eventually found out that the car's battery would need to be replaced.

The problem? A battery for the electric car costs $14,000, according to the news outlet.

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[Uncle Birchy]

Here's the YouTube from local TV News Station for ya folks who are Too Lazy to actually read..

 

[InTooDeep]

There ways and places to get the batteries a lot cheaper

 

[Uncle Birchy]

There ways and places to get the batteries a lot cheaper

Im surprised they can't rebuild em..

When ya go to NAPA buy a new battery they charge ya $10 deposit until ya bring the old one back because they want the cores..

Then again that's a standard car battery not sure how that works in fully electric cars with giant batteries

 

[InTooDeep]

Im surprised they can't rebuild em..

When ya go to NAPA buy a new battery they charge ya $10 deposit until ya bring the old one back because they want the cores..

Then again that's a standard car battery not sure how that works in fully electric cars with giant batteries

There is a place in Oregun that rebuilds them. Still not exactly cheaply but not as bad as going to a dealer

 

[Uncle Birchy]

There is a place in Oregun that rebuilds them. Still not exactly cheaply but not as bad as going to a dealer

How much would it cost this family in Florida to ship that battery perhaps the entire car to Oregon then back to Florida?

 

[389 Hood]

About $2000-$3000 each way, depending on the type of transport, for the entire car.

 

[Uncle Birchy]

About $2000-$3000 each way, depending on the type of transport, for the entire car.

Welp there goes any $avings in a rebuild right down the drain..

I guess this family's only options is hope a similar car with same batteries wrecked or wore out some other way and scour the Junk Yards

 

[Rigjockey]

I bet the people that sold the car a glad they unloaded it when they did.

It is very unfortunate for the family that bought the car though. Maybe they could find a good battery at a scrap yard where the car was written as a total loss by insurance but the battery is still good.

 

[GAnthony]

and yet, the left wanna push the green way to go.........assholes.

 

[InTooDeep]

I bet the people that sold the car a glad they unloaded it when they did.

It is very unfortunate for the family that bought the car though. Maybe they could find a good battery at a scrap yard where the car was written as a total loss by insurance but the battery is still good.

It isn't an easy job to swap out the battery pack. They are large and the hich voltage can give you quite a jlot

 

[InTooDeep]

How much would it cost this family in Florida to ship that battery perhaps the entire car to Oregon then back to Florida?

There should be places a lot closer to them I only know of the Oregun one because it is close to me .

 

[GAnthony]

It isn't an easy job to swap out the battery pack. They are large and the hich voltage can give you quite a jlot

that's what some of those car owners need...."quite a jolt" for buying something with no set infrastructure, no extended warranty, and used to boot, over brand new.

 

[InTooDeep]

that's what some of those car owners need...."quite a jolt" for buying something with no set infrastructure, no extended warranty, and used to boot, over brand new.

Yep we bought one used and it still has a 4 year factory warranty left on it.

 

[GAnthony]

Yep we bought one used and it still has a 4 year factory warranty left on it.

best thing to do is, buy new, sell/trade in like less than 10 years. gasoline cars, keep'em till you gotta bury them.

 

[InTooDeep]

Got this one used because I didn't want an EV but wife was really wanting it. Figured we get it and within a month I could sell it. That backfired of me turns out we both like it. Nissan Leaf. I know my man card is in danger

 

[Rigjockey]

It isn't an easy job to swap out the battery pack. They are large and the hich voltage can give you quite a jlot

Yes I would imagine it would be a difficult job, Much like swapping out a combustion engine.
But with an Electric engine do you need a mechanic or an electrician?

 

[Mike]

There ways and places to get the batteries a lot cheaper

Im surprised they can't rebuild em..

When ya go to NAPA buy a new battery they charge ya $10 deposit until ya bring the old one back because they want the cores..

Then again that's a standard car battery not sure how that works in fully electric cars with giant batteries

$2-3k for a reman, and some labor on top of that.

That said, I wouldn’t be buying one of these at almost 10 years old unless I had a little mechanical knowledge.

If I did buy used, I would do my research and buy something a little more developed with this technology, like a Prius. Toyota had this we’ll figured out long before 2014.

 

[krelithous]

Welp there goes any $avings in a rebuild right down the drain..

I guess this family's only options is hope a similar car with same batteries wrecked or wore out some other way and scour the Junk Yards

you can't just walk in and get tesla parts anywhere!!! in fact tesla can tell the car battery to shorten the range. one reason to tell musk to go **** himself!!!

 

[krelithous]

Here's the YouTube from local TV News Station for ya folks who are Too Lazy to actually read..

EV'S are for people with more money than brains!!!