Driving really fast is electric, still. Driving fast and quite far is not.

IBM might have leased them to them.

No, it would not. There already are waterways splitting North America into multiple large pieces.

But this does not neccesarily mean the consumer pays more. Buying a current mavhine and having access to affordable software seems like a good deal.

Kill, process, or sacrifice child

Financing can have a higher interest. It is not this easy, but also not too hard.