My biggest concerns are around the price and availability of the Equinox. A higher than expected price for an LT2 model and limited production/availability will effectively make it difficult to purchase. If so, I’ll hang on to my Bolt a little longer as I love it. I’ll then look for another EV that checks off the affordability and availability boxes.
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Interesting, but can’t the same logic be used for ICE vehicles? That is GM engines are different from VW, and VW engines are different than Toyota, and Toyota engines are different than…All good Steverino and some what comforting regarding long term picture. But correct me if I'm wrong but I'm assuming Tesla uses different batteries then GM does. Then I'm assume GM uses different batteries that VW does. Then I'm assuming VW uses different batteries than Nio does. Just saying I doubt in 2023 there is a standard line of EV batteries that major car manufacturers are using. So how do you really know you've picked the best EV battery for your respective EV (that you just purchased), if there is no long term (dependability) track records and everyone is building their own personalized/unique battery for specific manufactured EV's? Then you factor in China EV manufacturers and I bet they all have different type batteries. Just saying I'd really be a "happy camper" if I bought an EV in the future and for say 10 years thereafter never ever had to worry about battery dependability. You can disagree but we're in the second inning of a long game and by the time we reach the fifth inning EV makers could be designing and building batteries completely different compared to today. Yea - change is good but when you plop down $30,000, $50,000, $100,000 for an EV are you really buying something that will hold up long term and be happy with. Or will you in two or three years (after EV purchase) look over our shoulder and see a totally different more advance EV or EV battery being offered on dealer lots. The nice thing about ICE was its was the standard since what - the Model T. Now we fast forward and really have to wonder if today's EV and batteries might be the standard for 5 years? 8 years? And I'm excluding self-driving cars or flying cars.
The parts are not interchangeable. Try and fit pistons from a Ford V8 into a 4 cylinder KIA.
Your logic, if applied to ICE would mean that all automobile manufacturers use the same parts and engine designs to ensure that an owner can get parts years or decades down the road. That would kind of stifle competition and the development of new technology.
The odds of a fire occurring on my Bolt battery is significantly less than a fire occurring in your ICE vehicle.I'm taking batteries only. Apples to Apples. You bought a Bolt a few years back - enjoy your bolt battery garage fire. Of course GM did the right thing and replaced batteries for free but only after several months went by with owners parking cars on street. Just saying in 2023 there is no "Standard EV battery" that works in all EV. Come say 2027 that might change and maybe by then everyone uses same battery pack. Just saying now - its a crap shoot when buying an EV if your battery is a long term winner or a short term loser.
Your statements appear to be more out of fear and distrust rather than a desire to own an EV.
No vehicle is perfect, technology is always evolving, new products and propulsion systems lie ahead of us, many products become obsolete in just a few short years (TVs and cellphones) and many of us will not keep our vehicles more than 10 years.
We all have concerns about all the products we buy, but we all need to make informed and intelligent decisions based on our own needs and risk tolerances.
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