" also who in their right mind (apart from super rich nerds like yourself) will buy a $100000 ev, have an immediate 30% depreciation with a future extortionate battery cost or buy a new vehicle, when one can buy a $10000 clunker that doesnt have the requirement of sitting for a few hours waiting for a charge and will run for decades without changing the motor (maybe a new battery admittedly which is a very unaffordable $200 (tic) - if one can find it when compared to the 10 grand clunker one can fill up and carry on your travels in 10 minutes? "