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How One Chinese EV Company Made Battery Swapping Work (hbr.org)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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See, Apple? Even cars can do it :)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (7 children)

No, you're paying over and over for the battery.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Sort of like how you pay over and over for gas, without which your car doesn't work?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Even when I don’t use it? How is it acceptable?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't see anywhere that you can't also just buy a battery and charge it yourself if you'd prefer that over a subscription.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Which the manufacture will either set a high price or simply not offer it. We had this in software (Adobe), and movies/TV shows (Netflix). Companies prefer continuous steady streams of revenue over burst because the numbers will look better for the investors, and easy to show them the solid future of the company.

I won't be in the "Owns nothing and be happy" camp. Or honestly, rarely have things I do not own.

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