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[Yonadav]

Yep. If it weren't for the battery problem, EVs would probably depreciate more slowly thian other vehicles. But there is a hard limit to the number of charge/discharge cycles the batteries can endure. If the batteries become significantly less expensive and replacing them is made easier, then depreciation would be less of a factor. Also there are emerging battery technologies that show some promise for tolerating far more charge/discharge cycles.

Also HOW you charge them. The current generation of Li- po batteries have one HUGE drawback - they degrade quickly if you recharge too quickly after a discharge. This makes traveling long range a no-no for pure electric vehicles.

Yep. I can't believe how many times I have had arguments with guys who have small off grid stationary systems.  They get this idea in their heads that the lithium batteries are their dream battery bank. That is idiotic. They apparently want them because they can put out a large burst of energy for a short time, as opposed to deep cycle lead acid batteries that put out less oomph over longer periods of time. But there is really nothing that you can do to extend the service life of the lithium batteries. If you learn to do good maintenance on your deep cycle lead acid batteries, carefully monitor how deeply discharged they become, and never push them beyond their limits, they can last for decades. But a lot of these small off grid guys don't want to learn battery maintenance and responsible use, so they toast their battery banks within a year or two. Then they blame the batteries.

Lithium batteries are even trickier. They are really picky about their charge/discharge cycles. I would never buy a used one, because I just don't know what it has been subjected to, and there isn't anything that you can do to fix it.