Look up the prices of used Nissan Leafs. For modern cars, quite affordable. I see a 2012 for $9K and a 2017 for $18K. Even if you had to buy a new $4K battery

Look up the prices of used Nissan Leafs. For modern cars, quite affordable. I see a 2012 for $9K and a 2017 for $18K. Even if you had to buy a new $4K battery for the 2012, it'd still be $13K electric car with a new battery.