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Electric car battery replacement costs more than car

4 pointsby imaureralmost 3 years ago

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curmudgeon22almost 3 years ago
&gt; Her parents spent $11,000 on a used electric car for her. It&#x27;s a Ford Focus Electric. The car is a 2014 model, with 60,000 miles.<p>&gt; &quot;In March, it started giving an alert,&quot; she said. &quot;And then we took it to the shop and it stopped running.&quot;<p>&gt; &quot;The Ford dealership had advised us that we could replace the battery,&quot; he said. &quot;It would only cost $14,000.&quot;<p>$3,000 more than what the family bought the car for. And that quote didn&#x27;t include installation and labor costs, Ray Siwinski said.