Unfortunately you’re going to find the electronics problem across the auto industry regardless of whether your next vehicle is electric or not. If you’re curren

Unfortunately you’re going to find the electronics problem across the auto industry regardless of whether your next vehicle is electric or not. If you’re currently driving a 10-15 year old vehicle you just aren’t seeing it yet. There is no 2022 car you can buy without some kind of electronics integration. I think battery replacements will only get more affordable. On top of that, you can weigh that cost against the alternative of purchasing gasoline and burning it away. With gasoline being controlled by cartels and becoming more difficult every year to extract, my bet is on electricity being the better option, especially considering all the residential solar generation options becoming available. Every year you drive 15,000 miles in a gas car burns $2,000 of fuel assuming 30MPG at $4/gallon. Maybe you avoid needing to replace a battery in every 10-15 years but that gas you burned is gone forever. And, sure, electric cars aren’t cheaper right now overall. Someone like you who buys used/fully depreciated vehicles will not see the value of an electric vehicle. However, they offer a number of advantages that people are willing to pay for: they drive incredibly well (the F-150 lighting is the best driving F-150 money can buy), they save cargo and passenger space, they’re quiet and smooth, and they eliminate trips to the gas station for people who have their own garage or driveway. For many people willing to spend more money on cars than you’re willing to spend, they’re worth paying extra for.