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Who comes up with these ideas? I can't even picture a somewhat educated group of people, sitting around a board room table, thinking that this is a remotely goo
by Ricapar 13y ago
Who comes up with these ideas? I can't even picture a somewhat educated group of people, sitting around a board room table, thinking that this is a remotely good idea.
- mkohlmyr 13y agoWho says they are trying to come up with good ideas? They are trying to make money.
- egil 13y agoIt makes it much easier to reposess the battery (and car if applicable) if the payments stop. Although I would not buy such a car myself, I reckon many potential customers wouldn't care. At the same time, those who care will probably either be anti-drm (a minority) or have a higher risk of missing a payment (not the target audience).
- rtpg 13y agoThe DRM stuff aside, the obligatory battery rental is probably because the battery itself is expensive, and it allows them to hide the price of that.
- JulianMorrison 13y ago"Give 'em the razor; sell 'em the blades"
- rtpg 13y agomaybe if Gillette razors were made of diamonds this would make sense. I honestly don't think they'll be making much off of this scheme.
- nraynaud 13y agoI think it's mostly a scheme to suck some money from the State. There are various things involved, but I guess the biggest are the research tax credit, and the special grants for electric cars. I suppose it helps sheltering the profits from normal cars to avoid normal corporate tax. It also helps green washing the brand in the news.
- conradfr 13y agoPeople who watch what is going on in the software world ?
- sailfast 13y agoIf this makes the total cost of ownership up front significantly cheaper while keeping overall costs to operate equivalent over the time I plan on keeping the car, this is a completely rational idea. I'm not sure what everyone is so upset about. Sometimes there is a solid economic / utility argument to be made for a certain subset of consumers that will help increase sales. If you don't want it, don't buy it.