I live in the midwest, so I'm definitely familiar with rust. But the rust doesn't usually harm much more than aesthetics for the first few decades. If your 2005

I live in the midwest, so I'm definitely familiar with rust. But the rust doesn't usually harm much more than aesthetics for the first few decades. If your 2005 CR-V makes it just 11 more years, it'll join that 30+ club. As long as she still runs, you can probably find a high school kid who will take it off your hands for around the scrap yard price. It's nice to hear some confirmation that the battery replacement issue isn't ubiquitous. Modular batteries definitely make more sense. If manufacturers can divide up the batteries into enough modules and adhere to some kind of open standard for how those modules interface with the pack, that would go a long way towards making EV ownership economical and increasing their longevity.