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Also love this story, was going to link it the other day but forgot.

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Some Geniuses Are Swapping 200-Mile Battery Packs Into BMW i3s, Creating A Potential 'Forever Car' - The Autopian

BMW sold over 250,000 i3s between 2013 and 2022, and with those cars having carbon fiber bodies and aluminum frames that don’t rust; plastic and carbon fiber panels that don’t dent; and interiors that hold up to abuse, there are naturally many i3s still on the road, looking good. The issue is...
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Will be interesting to see just how bad/good this kind of this will be given time. Imagine getting an older EV in a 5-10 years time and putting a much more energy dense pack in.
 
J1nxy said:
End of my Jag era happened today, with the iPace being inspected and driven away by BCA. Sorry to see it go as its a great car but not so sorry in some ways.

The replacement Polestar 4 DMLR was delivered yesterday and i've not had much time to play with it but somethings are a big improvement on the Jag, somethings are remarkably similar. It drives well, is incredibly quiet, rides very well , bloody fast and has a decent range and I hope a significantly better DC charging curve...The rear view mirror being a screen is a little different but becoming accustomed to it already, few software niggles but nothing major, speaker system is not quite as good as the Meridian but not far off. Boot is big and a good height, interior space is huge, seats are comfy and have a lot of adjustment to them and whilst they aren't the nappa leather they are still very nice.

Overall I'm really pleased with it and talking to my wife last night we both said the same that it feels like what the next generation of iPace would have been if Jag had continued developing it.

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How are you finding the width? I get mine on Thursday and that’s the only concern I have. Think it’s 16cm wider than my Model 3.
 
Tinders said:
Used engine prices for anything remotely modern are LOL prices, a poxy merc 651 (2009 to 2015 cars) engine is £1500, add labour on top of that and you are into not viable repair territory.

What annoys me about the anti EV'er is that they never take into account EV's, have barely been on the market for 10 years in mass production/sale. The ecosystem for maintaining them is going to take a bit of time to mature. The fact is, car buying has hugely changed in the last 25 years, people in the main buy a car for 5 years then get another new one, very few will keep them going till they break and repair them. Its bored people like my dad that buy the cars with ****ed engines and repair them to make a quick buck or 2, they arent normal and arent people that keep the industry going.

Just because Barry in his battered Passat 1.9 PD doesnt like EV's is neither here or there thankfully.
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They also forget about the £000’s in servicing costs to keep it on the road. Costs that are significantly lower with an EV.
 
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