Subject: Re: Cars, year one, no commuting
The parts argument is founded in flawed assumptions. You can buy studebaker parts and they haven’t been made in 58 years.

As for “new” there are a few hundred thousand of the Hyundai
Ioniq 5/kia ev6/genesis gv60 platform out there. Several already have over 300,000miles and the batteries are still performing well.

They don’t need much work, anyway. Tires, brakes. No oil, no timing chain, o alternator, no water pump, no radiator, etc. as a mechanical engineer, the most costly, complicated, and labor intensive part is out of the equation completely.