A paid Journo's opinion piece is different to a professional car valuation publication that dealers pay an annual subscription for: EG: -The Red Book -Glass's dealers Guide
And or Auction Houses that have a depth of auction sales data.
I can hire a journo in the morning to write a piece on how Hybrids/BEVs retain their value and he/she will likely interview select dealers just as the journo you cited above probably did.
I realise that among traditional car dealers there is a fear of offering Statutory Car Warranty on EVs when there is not enough known about the history of the traction battery or its future life expectancy.
That said, however, Infinitiv offer refurbed traction batteries for Hybrid Camrys at $2,200 with 3 years/100,000kms warranty.
IMO most of the ant about traction battery life relates to ignorance and not the facts. Just have a chinwag with your local taxi owner/operator and he/she will explain to economics of car ownership ; especially the lifetime overall cost of ownership.
IMO there is more risk buying a CVT or a Dual Clutch transmissioned car than an ev.....Just ask a Ford owner of Ford vehicles impacted ...eh?
