What I took away from this…
What I took away from this story is NOT the exorbitant cost of the battery, but the fact that the car was inoperable after "an update."
As vehicles have become more and more reliant on computers and electronics, they've become more affected by unrelated issues with electrical components, such as an automatic transmission failing to shift because the ignition switch, which is on the same circuit, is failing.
Just wait 10-15 years and these EVs will have so many problems with all the electronics that you won't be able to give them away.