Diesels don’t run for shit anymore. All of the DPF and EGR systems kill them after 150-200k max. Gone are the days of the 7.3L Ford or 5.9 Cummins that were bulletproof. I still drive around my gasser 7.5L in my 95 F250, but it’s a gas guzzling beast.

As for range loss on cold, that’s true for LFP batteries. Not NMC, which is what most cars use. Range loss in the winter is mostly from climate control, but unless your car is using a resistive heater, this isn’t hardly any range loss.

Batteries don’t usually just “die” though. You don’t have to even think about replacing it. Even if a 250 mile EV loses 30% of its capacity after 8-10 years (which is higher than most besides older gen Nissan Leafs), that means it can still drive 175 miles.

The reason Americans don’t buy EVs is because all EVs sold in America are:

1. More expensive than their ICE equivalents initially
2. Are made by idiots like GM who make their cars only pre-2023 or for one year in 2026 (seriously GM just make the fucking Bolt)
3. Nissan…who just FINALLY got it through their fucking heads that air cooled batteries and Chademo are bad ideas as they’re about to go bankrupt
4. Are Tesla and financially supports the trillionaire neo-nazi.

There are very few basic, cheap EVs on the American market. Tesla is really the only one and most of us refuse to support that prick.

I just bought a used 2023 Bolt EUV a few months ago. Absolutely love the thing. I got it for $15.5k and it still has 5 years of warranty. And GM decided “hey…you know that car you love? We’re going to stop making it because it doesn’t have the margins our big boi SUV gas guzzlers have. Sorry and fuck you”.