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... then we're back to the junkyard method of keeping an old car on the road. An old electronic module from the junkyard is more likely to be useful than a 15 year old traction battery. What percent of vehicles get scrapped because infotainment components couldn't be sourced?
Only way I can see hybrids or EVs on the road longer term is if 3rd parties create affordable batteries. This goes back to the main topic of this thread; that traction batteries have a shelf-life that is independent of use. If I mothballed a conventional vehicle for 20 years, I could expect it to run well after changing fluids. Not so with anything with a traction battery.
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