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So now is the time to buy an EV. Hit that sweet spot where new technology durability outpaces planned obsolescence
People are forgetting that first Toyota Prius had everlasting batteries, except they were always running between 40% and 60% of charge.
It's not hard to make long lived battery, but you inherently have to sacrifice a lot of capacity