Simple: the government mandates that "in the name of public safety" every EV battery pack needs to be replaced after 10 years. That effectively makes the EV worthless and builds in a guaranteed demand for new ones.
Essentially the same scam they pull with encumbering gasoline engines with emissions/evap inspections and DEF and DPF requirements for diesels.
True, but batteries probably won't even need the government to declare them obsolete. Nobody will be interested in a 10-year old EV battery that only charges to 70-80%. That level of degradation on a smartphone is very annoying. No doubt even worse on a vehicle.
Simple: the government mandates that "in the name of public safety" every EV battery pack needs to be replaced after 10 years. That effectively makes the EV worthless and builds in a guaranteed demand for new ones.
Essentially the same scam they pull with encumbering gasoline engines with emissions/evap inspections and DEF and DPF requirements for diesels.
True, but batteries probably won't even need the government to declare them obsolete. Nobody will be interested in a 10-year old EV battery that only charges to 70-80%. That level of degradation on a smartphone is very annoying. No doubt even worse on a vehicle.
A smartphone also doesn't sit out in the sun or require 220V chargers. Heat is the enemy of all battery tech.