It's the stories like this that bother me. And even if the batteries were easier to find and cheaper the newest car I have is 9 years old.
As far as I'm concerned to make electric vehicles a viable option
they need to standardize the batteries or do something that make them easier and affordable to replace because not everyone can afford to buy a new car every few years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/nissan-leaf-electric-vehicle-new-battery-1.5769998 They are doing this in Japan with motorcycles and scooters so instead of recharging your battery you just do an exchange like getting a propane tank for your BBQ
It would be pretty tough with a big vehicle battery but at least when it dies there's one battery made but many more competing manufactures to cut cost. Wish the would standardize power tool batteries too so my De Walt would work with my Milwaukee and Bosch, and etc.
