This article is so…
This article is so misleading and is obviously written by someone that does not know anything about modern automotive repair in general let alone electric vehicles. The customer's car in question is 4+ years old and is out of warranty by both time and mileage. Both things you knew when you bought it. It needs a 12V battery. Nothing to do with the fact it's an electric car. Almost all modern cars use an AGM battery that yes, needs to be replaced every 3 years or so. It's in the manual. It's on the battery. This car was towed in asking for diagnostic, not requesting a battery. So yes, that costs about $200, it's another $350 for the battery, and probably a full hour of labor again at $200 to install and program it.