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Electric car battery replacement costs more than car

• curmudgeon22 4y ago
  > Her parents spent $11,000 on a used electric car for her. It's a Ford Focus Electric. The car is a 2014 model, with 60,000 miles. > "In March, it started giving an alert," she said. "And then we took it to the shop and it stopped running." > "The Ford dealership had advised us that we could replace the battery," he said. "It would only cost $14,000." $3,000 more than what the family bought the car for. And that quote didn't include installation and labor costs, Ray Siwinski said.