While I'll admit that battery
While I'll admit that battery replacement cost a common fear, the reality for less expensive EVs is not so dramatic. It is not as if ICE/gas vehicles have not maintenance costs, and often expensive repair costs after 10-15 years or so. Depending on the vehicle, and it's condition. All modern cars are complex and expensive to repair. Plus as battery prices fall, replacement pack prices will fall as well. And you are getting MANY years of use out of these EVs before there are any repair costs whatsoever. There is a reason why car dealerships are (quietly) fighting so hard to not sell EVs. They get most of their revenues from ICE vehicle maintenance and repairs.