[EVO X]

Simply put, vehicle owners don’t have to own the batteries.

If you lease the car, you don't own the battery. If you buy the car you do.

[adorno]

If you lease the car, you don't own the battery. If you buy the car you do.

Like I said, have the manufacturers continue to own the batteries and have them leased or rented to the vehicle owners. The batteries are the 'fuel' and people don't have to own the fuel. When you lease the car, you don't own the battery or the vehicle. But, the battery is the issue here, and the issue belongs with the manufacturer. It's like when you purchase a home but don't really own it until the mortgage is paid off. You have a right to use the EV you pay for, but not the battery that can't be insured. Let the government force ownership and insurance on the manufacturers if the government is going to insist on converting everybody to EVs.