A comprehensive analysis of over 10,000 electric vehicles reveals that battery degradation is a slow process, with most power packs capable of lasting 20 years and retaining a majority of their original range.
I thought my 2008 car was old, because I rarely see older cars, don’t have statistics here, just vibe guessing that the average age of a car was much less than 20 years
Yea, cars aren’t cheap, and it’s way cheaper to keep them running than to buy new. Tons of people drive 20+ year old cars, and as that other poster shows 14+ is the average now. It’s going up because cars are just insanely expensive now. At least here in the USA.
Price of cars has increased massively. 2000 average price of new car was like 20k now it’s around 50k. Dunno about you but most people’s salaries have not increased 150%.
Just changed the radio for a 160$ android system and a huge screen, and rear view camera (another 60ish), gives me 90% of all the bells and whistles I want from modern cars.
I think it depends on where you are. Some regions cause cars to rust through and destroy themselves from salt and humidity. Others are dry as a bone, so cars last longer.
are there?
(genuine question, not mocking)
I thought my 2008 car was old, because I rarely see older cars, don’t have statistics here, just vibe guessing that the average age of a car was much less than 20 years
might be wrong, but if I am, I am surprised
Yea, cars aren’t cheap, and it’s way cheaper to keep them running than to buy new. Tons of people drive 20+ year old cars, and as that other poster shows 14+ is the average now. It’s going up because cars are just insanely expensive now. At least here in the USA.
i would have guessed 10 years of the US average, was so wrong, it’s 14 and rising, it was like 6 back in 2000s.
TF happened? those multiple one in a lifetime crisis really take their toll in the economy. good thing we’re approaching another one
Price of cars has increased massively. 2000 average price of new car was like 20k now it’s around 50k. Dunno about you but most people’s salaries have not increased 150%.
I’m running my 2008 Toyota until the engine melts a hole in the floor and I have to push it like the Flintstones
What Toyota? A lot of their engines will do 500k miles with normal maintenance easy. My LC had 300k miles right now.
FJ cruiser nearing 150k miles.
Just changed the radio for a 160$ android system and a huge screen, and rear view camera (another 60ish), gives me 90% of all the bells and whistles I want from modern cars.
O yeah thats got the 1GR in it. You can do 400k miles with no issues in that thing.
as long as you keep up with the bare minimum of oil changes.
I know a family who doesn’t believe in oil changes, they go though a lot of cars
I think it depends on where you are. Some regions cause cars to rust through and destroy themselves from salt and humidity. Others are dry as a bone, so cars last longer.
Found this:
looks like the average age is increasing, mot what I expected, but it is still about 14 years.
also found data for the EU, and they are about 12 years old (older in east Europe but not reaching 18, and newer in central Europe, about 10 years)