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Re:Residual Value: Electric Batteries vs. Internal Combustio... by contingencies on Monday March 27, 2017 @06:27PM (#13972389)
standard battery packs of known price, quality, and warranty

Here in China this is essentially the situation for the huge fleet of e-bikes from various manufacturers.

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Re:Residual Value: Electric Batteries vs. Internal Combustio... by intrasight on Monday March 27, 2017 @08:23PM (#13972959)
There you go. And the Chinese manufactures will likely create the standards for the larger batter packs. Customers will vote with their dollars. I assume that my first electric car will be Chinese. Might even have the name Tesla on it ;)
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