I agree it's terrible; even from TFA's opening paragraph: > if electric utilities were to pay $15,000 per battery, the battery alone in a 10-year-old Tesla wou

I agree it's terrible; even from TFA's opening paragraph: > if electric utilities were to pay $15,000 per battery, the battery alone in a 10-year-old Tesla would retain more value than an entire vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE). a) why would a utility pay that much ($2.2/cell) for a bunch of heavily-used 18650s when you can buy lightly-used 18650s on eBay today cheaper? b) if you look up used 2007 Mercedes S550 for sale in the US, you'll see plenty that sell for $15k+.