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, though not very successfull till date. Cor
On Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 9:54 AM Lee Hart via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > 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 as long as you rent their batteries, and charge at their charging > stations? > > -- > Excellence does not require perfection. -- Henry James > -- > Lee A. Hart https://www.sunrise-ev.com > > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20231120/d82011e8/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
