Thread: Petrol V EV technolgy from America

Originally Posted by 300winmag

I have just had my Landcruiser serviced at a vehicle workshop at Airport Oaks this morning, it was only 16k over the last due service interval.
When I walked around to pick it up at lunchtime I got to talking to the owner of the business, they are struggling along mainly due to the Covid shutdowns and border closures. He has had to transition it to servicing EV's, he a heap of them there, mostly Uber Prius's, reckons people will be shocked three ways.
1. Price of the replacement battery's on a car that in the end is worth fuck all.
2. Some gung ho person doing the repairs themselves and electrocuting themselves.
3. A lot of his business is run on "After Pay" - he gets paid but the client has it on tick with After Pay, he reckons a lot of people simply won't be able to pay it back.

When he replaces the battery's he pays someone $150 to dispose of them, he is unsure where and how he does it.

when i managed a wrecking yard we sent all batteries, lead acid and prius ones to china. The lead was reused after the acid was poured down the drain and the prius batteries were dumped in the sea