Pretty good case against the EV, I’d say. I still have my ‘05 car (NOT EV) that I paid about half of that $9000 for in ‘16. It now has about 140,000 on it, runs perfect & is in overall good shape. I did have to put a battery in it awhile back, but it was way under $9000. I would have guessed that EV battery would cost more than that, but didn’t know. It will go a considerable distance on a tank of gas also & would be suitable for long trips if I myself were.
A Tesla dealer will charge abut 16,200 to replace that battery in that model.
I never had to worry about “degradation” when I fill up my gas powered car!
A new battery for my 2016 Honda Accord Sport is $149