It's almost as if EV is just an excuse to get the consumer to spend waaay more than is needed, wasting all the energy in production in producing cars that cannot be upgraded, than about about minimising the environmental impact. And that's because it is.

Corporations do not care about the environment, but they do know a good story when they see it. If they can get you to buy the same car multiple times, this is great business for them. If they can lobby governments to encourage the scrapping of old but serviceable cars, eg by fining non-EVs for their emissions, that means you will be forced to buy sooner.

It's all business. Neither corporations nor the governments that service corporations care about either the people or the environment. I wish people would recognise this fact, but corporate-government schooling/science/culture has everyone believing that government is here to help!