Tesla Model S waffling

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Originally Posted by bren

Tesla's current idea that I have to come back and get my original pack is dumb. No derivative of that plan will work.

I'm not an accountant, but certainly someone can figure out the expected life/battery cost and amortize that into the price of the cars - then battery swaps are done for some fixed fee akin to filling up with gas and fresh packs are always available for everyone.

That was basically A Better Place's model. The battery was leased separately from the car. You could then go to a swapping station and swap out to a different battery.

They went BK...