> In the not-too-distant future an EV may cost way less, require far less maintenance, be cheaper (and greener!) per mile, be faster and safer, and have a longe

> In the not-too-distant future an EV may cost way less, require far less maintenance, be cheaper (and greener!) per mile, be faster and safer, and have a longer usable lifespan, than a gas car. While this sounds great I seriously doubt that this is going to happen as it is directly against interests of car manufacturers. As confirmation I like to bring Nissan Leaf example as it is on the market for a long time and is suffering from battery degradation - and guess what - despite fact that car is working fine battery replacement is not easily obtainable and not cheap, examples: https://www.autonews.com/sales/nissan-leaf-buyers-dealers-worry-about-replacing-worn-out-cells https://www.autonews.com/sales/nissan-leaf-buyers-dealers-wo... https://www.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/9l0pjo/first_gen_leafs_replacement_battery_just_went/e737uoc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/leaf/comments/9l0pjo/first_gen_leaf...