Mark Abramowitz via EV wrote:
I know it's been looked at in more recent years, but the actual reasons for no one implementing such a scheme has, to me, been lost in the noise.
Actually, battery leasing is very common for commercial and industrial EVs (fork lifts, golf carts, etc.) Fleet operators like to control costs, and hate surprises and down-time. Leasing gives them a dependable monthly cost, no matter what happens.
The company providing the batteries also likes it. They have a big dependable customer, who pays the bills (or is easy to find and collect from if they don't). The batteries are highly standardized. The vehicles are built for easy battery swaps and maintenance and swaps. There are often a large number of identical packs at the same location. All this makes their job easier.
The situation is a lot more difficult for individual consumer EVs. There are no standard packs. The vehicles aren't built to allow fast battery swaps. Customers are widely scattered. And, it's going to be harder to collect from customers who don't pay.
There's one more factor. Many consumers abuse rental property. "Hey, it's a rental -- I can wreck it, because it's not mine."
On the other side, I can also see fast-buck fear-mongers that will sell people worthless battery leases or maintenance agreements. They are going to give consumer battery leasing a bad reputation.
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