Comment by PunchyHamster

Not sure they care all that much about reliability. Just being cheap enough is enough

> Soon, battery weight and performance will be the main differentiator of vehicles.

People don't buy Corolla for performance. And even low-end EVs are "enough" thanks to the power coming on from the very lowest RPM. Aside from range all the characteristics are not performance based. It must be big enough, have expected comforts and look nice.