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I dont think the suggestion is you are poorly informed @Buckman . After all we keep banging on about it, and you keep reading and asking valid questionsI am very happy to be one of the poorly informed and would be very happy to continue burning oil for as long as it is available however your choice if you want to believe the myth that EV batteries will last forever. Enjoy your EV. LOL! 🤣 🤣 🤣
The reality is we are still only around 4 to 5 years into EVs as towcars, and the market has exploded in that time. When I got mine, there were literally 3 cars available that could tow my caravan (1500kg). Polestar 2, Audi Etron and Mercedes EQC. The EX40 (as per Dusty's son) didn't exist. The Tesla model Y didn't exist. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6. No BMW i4. No Nissan Arya. These cars seem (to me) to have been arround for ages, but the reality they are all fairly new.
There are now 3 EVs on the market that can tow 2.5Tonnes, (Kia, Hyundai and BMW) and around 20 that can tow 2T or more.
It's really amazing how quickly we have moved forward, and the options are getting wider all the time. In 10 years, I think there will be an incredibly healthy used market, and I think battery life will be a genuine non-issue.
IMHO, there is a link between used prices and new prices. Consumers will demand sensible price points that are reflected by long term value, and massive depreciation has an impact on that. But this issue can (and I think will) be solved with ever longer warranties on batteries, that protect the user against degradation, and manufacturers will offer them to keep their new product competitive.