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November 14, 2008
Buy the Car, Lease the Batteries
Nissan may have totally missed the hybrid revolution but they're making sure they've got the fully electric thing down pact. Carlos Tavares, Nissan's VP for product planning and development recently shed light on how he thinks we will purchase cars in the future. When you walk into a dealership, you buy the vehicle but lease the battery.
At first I thought, "great, it's another way to milk more money from consumers" but in hindsight it makes sense. Battery technology is one of the most costly parts of an electric vehicle. Battery technology is still technically unproven and bound to improve faster than the lifespan of most vehicles. Wouldn't it be easier to just swap it out as tech improves instead of buying a whole new car?
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Posted by tranism at 3:21 PM | Permalink
Comments
looks kinda weird, but i love small cars...
Posted by: Anonymous at November 14, 2008 5:47 PM
Weird is being kind, it is ugly. I'm guessing the intention was to make the exterior reflect the idea that electric cars are the future. At least the battery leasing idea sounds good.
Posted by: Probability at November 23, 2008 7:55 AM