EVs are still much cheaper to run than ICEs though. Yes the battery is an expensive replacement but maintenance is still much cheaper because they don’t have gearboxes, clutches, turbo chargers, catalytic converters, particulate filters, spark plugs, engine oil, timing belts, head gaskets, cylinders, exhausts, etc. etc.
Most of the farmers producing the cocoa in your chocolate have themselves never tasted chocolate before.
To put it another way, imagine your blood pressure meds are preventing you from going out and getting a girlfriend. You & your doctor are going to be seriously considering whether or not the health benefit of that drug outweighs the side effects, and if there’s another treatment option worth trying that might have better overall outcomes.
Doom (1993) took place on both moons FYI. Episode 1 was Phobos and episode 2 was Deimos.