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Originally Posted by emmanuelle
I'm thinking that in 2017-2018 we'll be seeing a whole lot of Teslas on the roads of major cities. Lease returns will be coming in and the inexpensive Model E (or whatever the proper name is) will be hitting the ground. Smart entrepreneurs will be setting up charging stations the way they once did ATMs and vending machines.
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i don't know what Teslas policy is on that but one of the biggest downsides of electric cars is that they become pretty useless after a couple of years
the batteries lose capacity and replacing them (unless separately rented like some companies do it - or covered by guarantee) will cost more than the rest of the car is worth.
result: no one will buy older electric cars, you either keep it and live with the shrinking range or you have to heavily invest in new batteries which eliminates the advantage lower costs per mile or you have to sell it for peanuts
I still think that fuel cells with hydrogen that was produced with renewable energy is the way to go - normal range and refueled in 5 mins
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