On 23 Jan 2013 at 9:11, Martin WINLOW wrote: > Yes, the price of EVs (batteries) is the defining, obvious issue which stops > people buying EVs ...
This is why (at least to me) battery leasing, as is being done with the new Renault Zoe and at least one other EV in Europe, makes some sense even if you own the EV. As Bob Batson used to point out (and probably still does), in an EV, your battery is your fuel. That's because, in terms of cost, it's the primary consumable that your EV uses up going down the road. The energy cost is almost trivial by comparison. When you lease the battery, the EV's upfront cost becomes comparable with that of an ICEV. In fact, the EV is potentially cheaper, because the EV is a less complex vehicle. Your battery lease cost is, effectively, your fuel cost. Battery leasing eliminates driver worry about battery amortization. Just think, finally, no more used EVs advertised as "needs batteries"! David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
