Buying an EV? Beware!

Recommendation: If you're planning to buy an EV in the next couple of years, be sure to plan to trade it within 4-5 years. Why? To cut costs of production, automakers may be giving in to easy methods of supplying inferior batteries ( current average price $15-20K) or electric motors. You'll never see it; you can't even test for it. There are no standards. It is Totally Hidden. Beware!!!

Government incentives encourage auto makers to cheat, partly because the subsidy suggests a government approval.

You already know about battery quality when you shop for AAA, AA, C, and D cells, and you know when the price is too low, so also is the quality.

Recommendation: Never buy a used one. The term doesn't exist today, but soon we will be hearing about user "battery abuse."

Note. This is why we have home inspectors, auto inspectors, building standards, UL (Underwriters Laboratories), insurance adjustors, materials standards, medical/drug standards (USP), and more. All of these exist and are enforced because of past cheating.

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