On 20 Nov 2023 at 10:14, (-Phil-) via EV wrote:
> Seems this was tried in France for awhile, and I think it's now all but
> gone. (Cheap EV with Battery Lease)
Correct. . From 2012 to 2019 Renault sold all their Zoes with leased
batteries, except in Norway. That made the car's purchase
Seems this was tried in France for awhile, and I think it's now all but
gone. (Cheap EV with Battery Lease) Though I think one of the Chinese
brands; Nio (IIRC) was also doing this with great success in China.
On Mon, Nov 20, 2023 at 9:55 AM Lee Hart via EV wrote:
> I keep thinking (and
That's why I enjoy Brother brand printers, of all manufacturers they charge
the least for their consumables.
All other manufacturers are under heavy assault of aftermarket products and
refill providers.
But I guess that a cheap car and battery rental is a viable business case
as has been shown,
I keep thinking (and fearing) that the auto industry will start using the
"cheap printer and expensive ink" model. In the early 1900's, Henry Ford
observed, "If I owned the gas stations, I'd *give* the cars away."
So what happens if an auto company begins offering cheap or free cars, but only
Umm, in what way is Tesla "slipping"? Sales are still climbing - fast.
Yeah, they don't have a EV econobox out, and BYD does. (also note that
BYD lumps their Hybrid sales in with the EV sales - so it's hard to tell
if their EV's are profitable yet.)
Since EV's are pretty much a huge
It is sad that Tesla has not lived up to their promises to have a $25K car
available. That would be the nails in the coffin for the ICEVs. I guess they
have decided that they would rather make rather than kill ICEVs.
Not just a Model X slipping into the sea at a Florida boat launch
