Electric vehicle owner learns replacing
a tail light costs over $4,000
Washington Examiner,
by
Heather Hamilton
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
10/27/2022 9:35:42 AM
The owner of a Hummer electric truck was shocked to learn replacing his tail lights is a rather expensive venture. “Had a shocker today,” the owner wrote in a Hummer EV Facebook group. “A new passenger side rear light for the Hummer EV; $4,040 just to buy it.” Car review website the Drive confirmed General Motor’s list price for one tail light is $3,045. Without factoring in labor, the list price for a set of tail lights runs for nearly $6,100, a cost equaling more than 5% of the Hummer EV’s MSRP. “The taillights in the Hummer EV have small
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Mushroom 10/27/2022 9:49:10 AM (No. 1315674)
I had to have the seat hinges replaced in my 2 rear seats of a 2018 Ram because a factory ill installed part (they refused to cover). $560 per hinge that 4 hinges plus labor.
Scam. Still awaiting brake parts that are somehow tied to the vin number. Ordered in Aug, now look like JANUARY before they arrive.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
jimboscott 10/27/2022 9:49:23 AM (No. 1315676)
Click bait.
This is an edge-case for a high end Hummer EV that has a bizarre spec for its lights. The article applies to the few owners of this vehicle while the headline makes it seem applicable to millions.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mc squared 10/27/2022 9:53:40 AM (No. 1315680)
GM put some mini-computer in the lights and caused the price to skyrocket. There are several small computers in all cars now, and check those prices.
EVs will never replace IC engines in the near future but this is click bait.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
MickTurn 10/27/2022 10:07:14 AM (No. 1315690)
EV, Extra Violent on your Wallet!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
DVC 10/27/2022 10:23:57 AM (No. 1315714)
That one tail light is more expensive than any CAR that I owned up until I was 36 years old and bought a brand new Civic for about 2.5 tail lights worth.
Literally insane.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Scout Finch 10/27/2022 10:35:38 AM (No. 1315732)
Just had to be the first on the block to buy an EV Hummer. How'd'ya like that EV now?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
formerNYer 10/27/2022 10:41:40 AM (No. 1315744)
If you buy an EV and then realize they suck you've been living in the cnn-msdnc world and I have no sympathy for you.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
moebellini3 10/27/2022 10:42:16 AM (No. 1315747)
Electric vehicles, they are toys for the elites.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
swarfer 10/27/2022 10:45:10 AM (No. 1315759)
This really has nothing to do with EVs, it's a symptom of the industry in general and inflation. Tech is driving up the cost of everything, and consumers appear willing to pay for it until it comes time for replacement. I've seen displays on older vehicles costing 10% of the original purchase price. Unless you're prepared for potential future costs, best steer clear of extra unnecessary tech or trade when the warranty runs out. As for the Hummer in question, I would assume it's still under its warranty or was damaged and is covered under insurance which makes one wonder, what are the premiums for a vehicle potentially so expensive to repair?
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My first two cars cost less than -- combined!
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
jalo1951 10/27/2022 11:08:18 AM (No. 1315813)
I suggest he shove a light up Pete Buttboy's nether regions and tape him to the bumper.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Gordon Mills 10/27/2022 11:09:43 AM (No. 1315818)
If you can afford a Hummer you can afford its repairs. It really does not hurt your pocketbook and worth it to flaunt your wealth.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 10/27/2022 11:21:35 AM (No. 1315837)
That's half the Blue Book value of my 2011 Toyota Rav 4 with very low mileage getting 22mpg in the city. EVs will die a slow death there will be no used EV market for them, ever. Golf carts belong on golf courses not on interstates.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
mobyclik 10/27/2022 11:29:56 AM (No. 1315852)
Can buy an awful lot of gas for $4000.
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What's 4 grand for a taillight if you could afford $120K for the new vehicle?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
bad-hair 10/27/2022 4:19:53 PM (No. 1316155)
If the transmission in my 2003 Nissan 350Z goes down it will cost less than his tail light. The good news is that my transmission will probably outlive ME.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
rikkitikki 10/27/2022 4:26:24 PM (No. 1316166)
Annual global production of Lithium in 2020 (from eco-tragic strip mines in Third World countries): 100,000 metric tons (220,000,000 lbs)
lbs of lithium in the batteries of a typical electric car: 25 lbs
Number of cars (all types) registered in USA in 2019: 276,000,000.
If 25% of global lithium were dedicated to electric cars in USA, it would be enough to build 2,200,000 cars.
If each car is replaced every 10 years (life of electric batteries), that will still leave 90% of Americans who currently own a car without an electric car to replace their ICE.
Conclusion: Not only are electric cars 2X to 3X more expensive over their lifetimes (full cycle), dramatically more inconvenient, and more damaging to environment than ICEs, there is simply not nearly enough lithium on the planet to replace even a small fraction of the ICEs now on the road.
It ain't happenin, no matter how energetic the dumbocrats tout their narrative.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
FLCracker 10/27/2022 4:38:56 PM (No. 1316178)
#2, I agree.
Got me to thinking about the practicality of an EV Hummer. Would your really want to go off-roading in such a thing? Does Smoky Bear maintain a charging station out there in the woods?
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 10/27/2022 7:33:11 PM (No. 1316311)
Geez...how much money to own one of these high dollar EVs? My 2002 Camry still runs great. 97,000 miles and good for another 100,000 without major repairs. I am 80 and this car will outlast me. When the family takes my keys, I will give it to one of my grandkids. EVs? Maybe in 30-40 years when we have some battery technology breakthrough. Other than that, electric cars have a very limited usefulness.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Californian 10/27/2022 8:06:51 PM (No. 1316334)
Click bait and unfortunately some here swallowed it.
If this new hummer had the same lights and an ICE, the tail lights would still be $4k each.
This is not an EV cost. It has NOTHING to do with the drive train.
Please stop posting and supporting irrational spam.
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