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Battery swaps are incredibly costly for the company - those units generally cost more than 10k - sometimes as high as 20k. Given that they are the majority of
by munk-a 6y ago
Battery swaps are incredibly costly for the company - those units generally cost more than 10k - sometimes as high as 20k. Given that they are the majority of the cost of the vehicle it's not a great business proposition for manufacturers to offer to replace a battery for anything less than the majority of the cost of a new vehicle which consumers simply won't go for.
- freeone3000 6y agoYou get the uncharged battery back, though, which you can then charge and give to another person. It's like a propane cylinder swap.
- tln 6y ago...just 500 times more expensive. Propane capacity isn't going to go down as the tanks age; losing 10% when swapping in an older battery could really suck.