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12-19-2016 11:02 AM |
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Originally Posted by Draigflag
(Post 192068)
Depreciation of electric cars was discussed in another topic. It's steep at the minute as battery development is happening quick, so much like smart phones, what seems awesome today will soon be yesterday's news. If you look at what Renault did with the Zoe recently, they managed to increase the range to an official 250, pretty much double, without changing the size or shape. This kind of thing will continue, in another few years a 500 mile range will be average, and battery leasing will take away the initial expensive purchase and fear of replacement for most people in a few years down the line. This business model is popular here with the Zoe and Leaf, and as battery costs fall, so will leasing costs.
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Hope they offer a battery purchase, as well as leasing option. Don't want to trade paying the petrol company to now having to pay the "battery company", so to speak.
Plus, while an old car battery may not be viable for the vehicle, it will still have enough utility to use for home energy storage, such as charging during off-peak pricing hours and discharging into the household during peak pricing hours.
The new battle cry is "You can have my old car battery when you can pry it off the wall of my home."
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