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Re:The Electric Car Atop Europe’s Sales Charts Isn’t a Tesla... by TLightful on Monday July 27, 2020 @06:47AM (#23963833)
That's old. I think since late 2019 you buy the car and battery outright.

Good move. Who needs the complication of a battery lease

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Re:The Electric Car Atop Europe’s Sales Charts Isn’t a Tesla... by chrisseaton on Monday July 27, 2020 @06:51AM (#23963850)
> Who needs the complication of a battery lease

Who needs the complication of owning a big battery?

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Re:The Electric Car Atop Europe’s Sales Charts Isn’t a Tesla... by michaelt on Monday July 27, 2020 @07:06AM (#23963918)
I can understand someone leasing the entire car, battery included.

And I can understand someone buying a car outright.

What I can't understand is why someone would want to buy a car outright, but still end up paying a lease on the battery. To me, that doesn't have the benefits of either option.

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Re:The Electric Car Atop Europe’s Sales Charts Isn’t a Tesla... by mytailorisrich on Monday July 27, 2020 @07:16AM (#23963973)
People have been worried about EV's batteries in terms of lifespan, loss of charge, maintenance, etc. The option to lease the battery was a way to alleviate that worry, IMO.
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Re:The Electric Car Atop Europe’s Sales Charts Isn’t a Tesla... by imtringued on Monday July 27, 2020 @08:38AM (#23964494)
That's true but you can always lease the entire car. If you only lease the battery you can't just let the lease expire because you still have to find a new owner for the car and if the car has a reputation of needing battery replacements then you might have trouble finding a buyer.
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Re:The Electric Car Atop Europe’s Sales Charts Isn’t a Tesla... by tonyedgecombe on Monday July 27, 2020 @08:59AM (#23964625)
It didn’t add up economically for my wife’s car.
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