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		bluthru on Aug 3, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: California Has a Plan to End the Auto Industry as ... I'm willing to bet all of the ICE-related maintenance will cost more than a battery pack replacement.

brohoolio on Aug 4, 2015 [–]

I drove a $500 dollar car another 100,000 miles and only had to do oil changes for the engine. I'm guessing shocks, struts, etc that I did have to fix would be the same on an electric. This was on a 90s car, I'm assuming the current generation of ICE cars will only last longer if properly taken care of.

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