There is o evidence the typical EV will need a battery replacement within its useful life. The Leaf is the only EV with that problem, everyone else so far seems to be doing well as a battery is a lifetime part.

Only time will tell, but that is what our current data says.

I'm sure there will be exceptions but they are collectors who keep a car for 100 years.

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lokar 2 hours ago | parent [-]

There have been a few highly publicized situations where the pack gets damaged (road damage), and is not covered. The replacement is more the new car.

I think it’s overblown. A combination of it all just being new and getting figured out, and manufacturers selling the cars at a loss (for various reasons), but not the spare parts.

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vel0city 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Isn't that also true if the engine and transmission also took significant road damage and requires replacement on an ICE BMW?

Breaking news: expensive components of cars are expensive.

	▲	lokar 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They are expensive, but rarely more than the car is new. And in the account I read they had simply run over some unknown road debris on a highway. Something most people could imagine happening to them.