What if we just say that they’re smuggling drugs?

Anecdotal, but my 2019 Tesla model 3 is at 86% of the original rated range. At max charge it shows 332 km, and it was rated for 390 or so when I bought it. The battery has another 2 years of warranty, but that only kicks in if it drops to 70%, which I don’t think will happen.

As for buying used, as long as you avoid Nissan Leaf, I don’t think there would be a huge issue with any other model. I wish this article had broken down the models that needed battery replacements rather than just by year, because I suspect the issues are going to be concentrated in a few specific makes or models.

There are EVs that are 10+ years old already. Most of them Tesla. But you can take a look at that, and hopefully it’ll help you figure out whether the degradation is acceptable to you. As a quick rule of thumb, I think 80% after 5 years is pretty normal, but the degradation also slows down over time.

I know there’s only so much you can change on a car before aerodynamics become an issue, but that’s just a Tesla model 3 with a facelift.

I don’t know about other provinces, but here in Ontario, the provincial government created the problem. Tuition has been frozen to 2019 levels and they reduced direct funding to universities and colleges. The “solution” was to massively ramp up international student enrollment, which came with a lot of other issues.