Participating Subaru Dealerships [
dealership locator] have
2023 Subaru Solterra Electric Compact SUV (Premium Trim, code PED-11) available to
Lease at
$241/month for
36 months (total $8,676) plus tax and license fee from participating dealerships w/ zero down for qualified buyers. Contact your local dealership(s) to verify if this offer is available in your area.
Thanks to community member
KhalidS8701 for finding this deal.
- Note: Offer and inventory availability may vary by location.
Features:
- All-wheel-drive electric crossover
- Seats five and carries 23.8 cubic feet of cargo behind its rear seats.
- Range: 228 miles
- 0-60mph in 6.5 seconds
- 8.3" of ground clearance
- Built on Toyota's e-TGNA global battery-electric vehicle platform
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And sometimes its not just age, but for example search youtube for Hyundai battery replacement and you'll see the videos about the two recent examples where they hit a small object on the road, it did very minor damage to the armor plate, but it was enough for Hyundai to invalidate the warranty and say for safety reasons it needs a whole new battery, which in both cases totalled out the 1-2 year old vehicles.
This isn't confusing, so I don't know why you're acting obtuse unless you're one of those EVangelists and murmur in your sleep about climate change.
Can? or cant? Last I checked you can't borrow against them either way, game board or not.
And sometimes its not just age, but for example search youtube for Hyundai battery replacement and you'll see the videos about the two recent examples where they hit a small object on the road, it did very minor damage to the armor plate, but it was enough for Hyundai to invalidate the warranty and say for safety reasons it needs a whole new battery, which in both cases totalled out the 1-2 year old vehicles.
This isn't confusing, so I don't know why you're acting obtuse unless you're one of those EVangelists and murmur in your sleep about climate change.
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I got $17,800 for my 4th gen 2009 Ram 1500 Sport with 130K miles on it after 13 years, when I paid about $30K for it new. Why did it maintain over half of its value after that long period of time? Yes, the market was high in 2022, but also because the truck is easy to work on and inexpensive to repair with very cheap third party parts. I had a water pump failure for example, picked up a Duralast Waterpump with a new fan clutch and belt and prestone coolant for $196.54 (looking at my digital receipt now) shipped after tax, and it took me just a couple hours in the garage to replace on a Saturday (would have gone faster, but it was my first time and I was watching a youtube instruction video while doing it).
On Ramforum there's plenty with 300K+ miles on their hemi, so that has value.
EV resale is so low because the industry has figured out a way to maximize planned obsolescence, and until the government steps in and regulates it so that they can't charge more than the price of a brand new car for a replacement battery (not likely to happen), EVs represent the most disposable cars ever produced.
There's a use case, sure, but just know that:
1) Used EVs are really cheap now, even for super low mileage so if you're buying one anyway at least investigate that.
2) That there is a risk involved.
3) Don't buy new because you're going to hurt on resale worse than a Maserati.
That's why battery life matters, as these are going to be the first truly planned obsolescence vehicles, since as soon as the battery is toast, the vehicle is totalled. It doesn't matter what the price per lithium cell is, the batteries are proprietary, they are not user serviceable due to liquid cooling systems and extremely high dangerous voltages, and so you're at the mercy of what the manufacturer charges and they are intentionally overcharging for them to ensure old cars end up in the trash dump so they can sell more new ones.
Charging speed does matter if you aren't only driving places to where you can charge from your garage. Since some people park in apartment parking lots and can't charge everyday overnight, or go on road trips, then charging speed is extremely important.
Most vehicles fuel tanks can be filled from near empty in under 3 mins, and think about how long that feels when you are standing there. Now imagine the gas came out so slow that you'd have to stand there for 30 mins... that sucks! And for some its not 30 mins, its 3 hours if you are somewhere that doesn't have a functional fast charger.
Tesla may not have been the first, but they used fusable links on their 18650 battery models. Its a lot of batteries but a single failure of a battery didn't fry the whole pack, along with liquid cooling and heating of the batteries themselves. Meanwhile, you had Chevy bolts setting itself on fire.
This is reminiscent of the bolt EUV deal during the pandemic...
Can? or cant? Last I checked you can't borrow against them either way, game board or not.
They slightly dented the armored plate that is spaced away from the battery, yet this is enough to be considered part of the "battery assembly" and grounds for them to say no more warranty and write it off.
That's why it got national attention, they aren't even hiding the fact they are trying to build throwaway vehicles and taking "planned obsolescence" to an extreme.
Tesla may not have been the first, but they used fusable links on their 18650 battery models. Its a lot of batteries but a single failure of a battery didn't fry the whole pack, along with liquid cooling and heating of the batteries themselves. Meanwhile, you had Chevy bolts setting itself on fire.
This is reminiscent of the bolt EUV deal during the pandemic...
Some early EVs didn't charge curve properly and handle Level 3 charging right.
California in 2026 MY will require all BEV cars to last 10 years and 150,000 miles with at least 70% capacity remaining (as well as a way for consumers to check). Increasing to 80% in 2030 MY.
By 2031 MY, each individual pack also must maintain 75% capacity for 8yr/100k, in addition to 80% total for 10yr/150k.
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