We haven't had electric cars long enough for them to fully depreciate. But they can't depreciate the way gas-burners do, because an EV with a depleted battery is useless. You have to fit a new-enough battery to your old beater or it won't go anywhere, and the price of a second-hand battery is set by its recycling value: lithium isn't cheap. So, no more £500 good-enough-to-run-for-a-year old cars. So, no more cars for poor people. So, end of mass automobile culture.
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2023-10-28 11:51:31
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