On 29 Nov 2020 at 13:06, Lee Hart via EV wrote: > Imagine the consumer response to a *free* car that you refuel by just > plugging in at a GM public charging station, or at home on your GM > licensed $5/100 mile charger?
I don't have to imagine it. That's essentially the same model used by inkjet printer manufacturers. They sell the printers at or even below cost, and expect to make it up on the ink. They'll now even sell you a "subscription" to supply ink at regular intervals for a slightly lower cost. That's why we have aftermarket ink refillers. The printer manufacturers have responded with ever more complex ways to make refilling difficult. Nearly every new printer model gets a new (and usually smaller) cartridge design, so the manufacturer can be the exclusive ink supplier for a year or so, until the refillers catch up. Now even that's not good enough for the printer makers, and we're at the point where a frugal printer owner will isolate the machine from the internet, so the manufacturer can't download new anti-refill firmware to it. In effect the printer makers have declared war on not only refillers, but also owners who buy refilled ink cartridges. I don't see that as an EV ownership model I'd be interested in, but maybe I'm missing something. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = If at first you don't succeed, skydiving probably isn't for you. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
