I think you’ll find that common cars have, yes. And second hand...

I think you’ll find that common cars have, yes. And second hand prices have really tumbled. I’m not talking about Aston Martins or Ferraris, where models differ wildly over seven years.

Prius has gone from c. $36,000 to $40,500

https://www.drive.com.au/car-review/2012-toyota-prius-update-on-sale-in-australia-75492.html

https://scifleettoyota.dealer.toyota.com.au/new-vehicles/prius/_/_/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=dealer_sem%7Cvehicles&utm_term=%2Bnew%20%2Bprius&utm_content=prius%7Cnew_prius&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn_LrBRD4ARIsAFEQFKssul9Tcp_IvsE_HbqVwt1_EOFbOFuXoSI0d5PukL0SQSrC88AxuoEaAgfNEALw_wcB

and the Corolla from $21,990 to $21,240 - not such a big drop, but a much improved spec.

https://www.drive.com.au/new-car-reviews/is-this-the-safest-used-car--65410

https://www.carsguide.com.au/toyota/corolla/price/2019

@acorn, the electric motor has been around for twice that long, and efficiencies are pretty much optimised already. 96% doesn’t leave much room for improvement. ICEs are getting there too, I cannot see much more thermodynamic improvement after the HCCI.

So it’s down to the batteries. Offering things like grid connectivity is meaningless to 99.9% of the population, and I suspect 99% of the remaining 0.1% don’t care

We need the Li successor, then it may be game on. Until then, no-go is my opinion.