From the context, the Dutchman is referring to the lifetime of an electric car. The lifespan of an electric car is basically determined by the lifespan of the batteries, so of course the batteries are going to last the lifetime of the car, by definition.
If an electric car dies when the battery dies, what happens to the corpse? I wonder if cremation is an option, or if the EV gets buried next to the windmill arms which will generate the E to make the V go.