Opinion: why I’ll never buy another internal-combustion car

For the first 20 years of our marriage I could only afford cars that were at least 10 years old with over 100,000 miles on them as they were dirt cheap and got me to work, so I agree with your main point.
But re the Leaf: I understand the battery is interlocked with the CPU by Nissan, but is there any chance you would be able to build and vend a replacement battery pack for the Leaf? We would consider buying a used Leaf for local use and reserving the Prius for trips, but not until after-market traction batteries would be available as Nissan’s price for them is unconscionable.

 

At least a couple Middle Eastern countries, one with oil, are. It just doesn't do us any good on the other side of an ocean.

Wind and natural gas peakers are getting build here.

 

If by magic no more ICE cars were sold and 100% of cars were BEV it would take about 20 years for the millions of ICE cars to go away and stop using fuel. A slow 20 year transition from gas to electricity.
A more reasonable magically fast transition would be a 10 year ramp to get to 100% EV sales...thus a 30 year transition. Not exactly an actionable stock tip.

Mike

 

How do you really feel about Nissan?

 

after the Nissan Leaf class-action yielded so very little? When Gosen knew the leaf range (even when new) had less than Nissan claimed? When he knew how fast its battery would degrade in heat do to poor thermal management? When Carlos Ghosn was thrown in the hoosegow? ...... actually? a whole lot better.

 

Worth pointing out that in many areas, these already-tired vehicles are expected to drive the longer distances between affordable housing and not just one, but several jobs.

That's a tall order for any car. Probably too tall for any of these first-wave EVs and PHEVs.