Not for a car comparable to a Model S. The parallels are almost perfect though: - If you want to buy just the cylinder block (not even a short block actually!

Not for a car comparable to a Model S. The parallels are almost perfect though: - If you want to buy just the cylinder block (not even a short block actually!) for 10 year old top of the line Mercedes Benz direct from your dealer? $24,000 https://mbparts.mbusa.com/oem-parts/mercedes-benz-cylinder-block-1560101505 https://mbparts.mbusa.com/oem-parts/mercedes-benz-cylinder-b... And that still needs another 10-20k in parts to be a functional motor - But buy a rebuilt long block from a junked car and you can probably get one for about 10k - If you're willing to do some work you can probably pull one yourself in a junkyard for a couple thousand. (really a couple of hundred, but factor in getting it to your installer, tools to get it out, etc.) - I will say the challenge with EVs is the risks are higher for reconditioning. If you buy a poorly rebuilt engine, yes in theory you car can go up in flames, but most likely if it doesn't seize up after install, you're in the clear. If you buy a poorly reconditioned car battery, you have a permanently dangerous problem lurking, and it likely only gets worse... Edit: Also the floor is definitely lower for ICEs. There are engines out there that are so ubiquitous you could replace them for a couple of beers and a friendly pick and pull place. Battery packs on the other hand are way too complex to have that sort pipeline. Even if old packs become ubiquitous the risk of improperly handled battery packs means there'll have to be a "blessed path" batteries follow after removal. You can't exactly start tossing battery packs around with cranes the way we currently do with scrap ICEs