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Well if we assume you only do battery swaps then the cost of your "old" battery would be almost the cost of a new battery so that case you would be paying only
by lotu 13y ago
Well if we assume you only do battery swaps then the cost of your "old" battery would be almost the cost of a new battery so that case you would be paying only small amount for each battery swap.
The reason they do this would be because otherwise someone with a 3 year old battery that needs replacement would be able to get a new battery effectively for free.
- arthulia 13y agoIf you swapped batteries for a recurring subscription fee, it would help to offset the cost of batteries wearing out. Battery replacement is a huge problem with electric and hybrid vehicles right now. The cost of replacing the battery is similar to the cost of replacing a combustion engine, yet the battery will wear out considerably sooner. A good system like this could remove that factor entirely. A company called BetterPlace[0] has/had plans to do this. [0] http://www.betterplace.com/How-it-Works/battery-switch-stations http://www.betterplace.com/How-it-Works/battery-switch-stati...