<>Probably because the buyers realize that a battery change-out is coming up soon to the tune of $10,000. Dump it before you have to make that investment.<>
This is reminiscent of the 1950s US auto strategy of planned obsolescence.
Deliberately ensure that the current version of the auto will wear out or become financially unfixable within a known time period.
As long as new ICE vehicles are banned/not manufactured, this guarantees that consumers will seek EV replacements in the future, thus bolstering demand.
How slick.
“become financially unfixable”
It’s ironic because today’s cars suffer that exact problem. My son is terrible at maintaining his car and is doing a LOT of catch-up work on maintenance now. It is hugely expensive to do it all at once after ignoring it for years. The complexity of cars, the huge number of control systems, the electronics, the labor cost of $200/hour. What a mess.
Cars prior to 1980 (or so) were easy to work on and everything was accessible. Not any more.