Electric cars are good for you, save money on gas
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problem with electric components is.. once its phased and not in production, replacement will be impossible to procure eventually.. while right now, you can drive 80 year old cars that runs on fossil fuels. And even if you can't find parts for that 80 year old car, its much easier to machine the parts for it.
electric vehicles with their batteries + electrical components means you cant use one vehicle for a long long time or have it in storage.
Can the average person machine some parts for an older car, no. Can the average person crank out a car sized battery and some silicon? Hell no.
Almost every mid sized town in the US has multiple mechanics and some sort of machine shop.
When the Mad Max future comes those who have a car are going to be rolling in '87 Civics.
It is far more likely that a person with the proper set of tools can machine some parts for an older car than it is for someone to create parts for an EV, and as such...its smarter to use an older car these days.
That sounds far more feasible than machining part considering battery building isn't all that complicated if you can get premade cells. It's mostly the anti-tamper measures that are the problem.