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Renault already offer battery leasing - you buy the car, but lease the battery based on your annual mileage. It has been reasonably popular, but it's far from a

• jsight 8y ago
  From what I remember, early Tesla models offered something similar as well. It was mostly just to reassure early buyers, though, from what I remember.
  • WorldMaker 8y ago
    From what I've heard (in Fully Charged videos), Renault did it for similar reasons and similarly expects the number of owners using battery leases instead of ownership to drop off soon as most buyers are now comfortable with the ownership model and prefer it.
  • prostoalex 8y ago
    They had a pilot running at Harris Ranch and shut it down eventually https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/harris-ranch-battery-swap.34794/ https://teslamotorsclub.com/tmc/threads/harris-ranch-battery... For a quick recharge the current-generation 120 kW SuperChargers were deemed good enough. Now that they're growing their fleet of mobile service trucks, battery replacement might get re-introduced as an at-home service.
    • jsight 8y ago
      This was in reference to a program that sold an insurance program to effectively allow you to swap out a worn battery for no (or low) cost. It also was shut down as it was found not to really be necessary, though.
• devy 8y ago
  So does Nio. Battery leasing and swap programs too.. https://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/12/20171218-nio.html https://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/12/20171218-nio.html