Well, I'm doing a much lower mileage these days, but that's because I'm retired. Others might be working from home or cutting back to just one car for the whole household? It'll all be impacting on the garage's bottom line. My local independent says he's trying to sell up at the moment but he's not receiving any sensible offers.
I don't think all garages are confident about handling EVs, or that the smaller ones have the necessary equipment and training. And I can understand that, because I believe there are some EV things that even roadside breakdown mechanics won't handle? That'll presumably have to change if they're going to stay in business.
Gerry557 wrote:I saw a photo of electric cars being buried as the batteries were not cost effective to replace. I think it was in France. I can't remember make or model.
Actually I think the French story might have been a Snopesian special.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/fact ... 938854002/ Most likely to have been taken in China, which is certainly what the blogger who first posted the photo says.
TBH, I can't imagine that it's ever really a good idea to bury an electric car (though I'm always happy to be corrected). Those buried batteries are going to do something pretty bad sooner or later, such as catching fire - unless they're non-lithium of course. But it must surely make all-round economic and environmental sense to strip and recycle?
BJ