[quote=scaredyclassic]Then, environmentally, it sounds like we are making giant pieces of junk for the landfills pretty soon. Big giant obsolete computers with wheels.

There’s so much energy embedded already in my 2012 Accord, it’d take a lot of e vehicle driving to offset it. Driving an electric vehicle is probably no environmental good, at least in my case.

Maybe the best thing all around is just a cheap sedan. Hyundai Elantra. Lease it.[/quote]

No matter what car you get, I think leasing is the way to go now. Technology is changing so fast that I agree with flu – we’ve probably reached a point where new cars will be obsolete and heading for the crusher in 10 years.

It is one of the dirty little secrets about “green” EVs.

I also harbor a small suspicion that older ICE cars may become more valuable in 10-15 years…because they don’t rely on an overabundance of chips and other electronics that are no longer manufactured. They can march on as long as a gas station can be found.