Not rules.....fees......but it wouldn't surprise me at all that the Biden administration added more regulation to oil and natural gas.....they are pushing the electric car pretty hard you know....
Not sure I want to buy a 50-100k car then have to buy a new battery every 5 to 10 years for another 15k
All of the hybrid/electric car batteries are under warranty for 8 years or 100,000 miles and certain states its 8 years 150,000 miles. Right now the cost is high because there are not many of them out there, when there is more on the road there will be repair shops pop up that will tear down the modules and replace the cells that are bad.
I bought a Pacifica hybrid and during a normal week my wife uses no gas, all of her running around is on electric. On a full charge the first 30 miles will be all electric, if the battery is low, the gas engine starts up and you keep going. On a long trip, it averaged 32mpg, for a minivan loaded down with a bunch of stuff and something on top, I think thats pretty good.
GM just announced yesterday they are lowering the price for the Bolt and Bolt EUV by 6k each, the Bolt will start at 26k, the EUV 28k, When I get about 3k worth of points built up on my GM card I will buy a Bolt.
I already installed a level 2 charger at home for my Pacifica, so I am ready to go all electric!!!