[idontwantthis]

From my research the battery holds up very well over a decade plus. If someone replaces a battery it’s because of a sudden failure just like if an ICE needed a new engine or transmission. They aren’t dwindling down to 0 miles.

[secabeen]

Even if it does wear down and doesn't meet the requirements for vehicular use, there should be some possibility of re-use or re-manufacture for fixed use, as a home or grid-battery. That should give you a core credit on the battery replacement, reducing the cost significantly. At least one company is trying this already:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/the-big-reuse-25-mwh...

[idontwantthis]

Yeah I imagine that will become common once there is a big enough supply of used batteries.

[Corrado]

Plus battery technology is getting better and better. If the battery fails in my MX after 10 years I'm pretty sure that the replacement battery will be either cheaper or more performant, or possibly even both!