The battery is not likely going dead anytime soon. There is a mandated 7 year battery warranty in the USA. Hybrid cars have been out for 20 years and many have 100- 200,000 miles. There aren’t many horror stories and Ferrari’s battery is more advanced (heat protection) and not used in the same way as a regular hybrid that is constantly in use. Also, batteries can be replaced in modules and don’t typically require entire replacement. The batteries are also small as compared to all electric cars- and are therefore cheaper. The 296 will likely cost less to maintain than their prior models as the quality of the product has greatly improved. Yes, there are glitches with the software- which will continually be updated and improved. Progress isn’t perfect. That wouldn’t be progress- that would be a miracle. Porsche listened to their financials in their decision to slow the electric transition and bring back ICE’s. These cars may actually be hybrids as they appear to be transitioning their of ICE’s in this manner. In other words, it’s about electric sales, not hybrid ones- at least so far.
