Teenager gets a new car. Electric. Battery fails. Shop says they cost more than the car is worth AND are not available. 60k miles on the car, it otherwise works fine. Expect to see lots more of this sort of story.

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[–]raven9 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah the trade in value of electric cars is gonna suck when people realize they are about as good as a pre-owned cordless power tool. It's all about the crapped out battery and the prohibitive cost of replacing it.