More bad news about electric drive autos...

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31. Well, you are kinda correct, but not really

It is really nice that you are wealthy enough to afford to buy an EV. Not very many people have those resources. Also, you have to factor in the cost of replacing an EV's battery. One would hope that prices would drop by the time capacity drops below the point that makes the vehicle unusable. There's nothing worse than having a 30,000+ dollar brick.

Current prices of replacement batteries for the Prius seem to about $2,500 and for the Volt about $8,000.

The Prius seems to have an extraordinarily long-lasting design as there doesn't seem to be a lot of data on the battery lifetime in spite of the Prius's near decade of production. The Volt's battery is big bucks and has no track record. I've heard of problems about battery life in the uber expensive EVs, though.

These prices will undoubtedly go down, though, and may even much lower by the time the battery needs replacement.