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Originally Posted by bren
I guess they needed a better accountant. 
It can never work any other way. Nobody is paying $4k to swap a battery pack, and like JV said, nobody will want to risk their "new" pack on a dud if there's no controls and a guarantee that you can just swap it back.
Ed can drive around shopping gas stations all day if he wants, but for me, I can't wait to do my refilling from home while I sleep. |
Yes... this is exactly what I was getting at. I don't see the swapping thing working out unless they disconnect the battery from the vehicle ownership, which doesn't seem likely given that it's 50% of the "value" built in.
I'm with you. Understood that the infrastructure is very limited right now and the charging rate is still not ideal (but think of where the infrastructure for electric vehicles was a year ago! It's come a very long way). I can't wait for the day when I don't have to visit a "gas" station unless I'm driving several hundred miles.