@EX, I don't think they sell those electric cars without the batteries, but if they did, it would be very nice only if the price was low. I would pay maybe 10k to perhaps 15k, which is about the price of the gas version car. High performance batteries have come down in price quite a bit, and last time I checked, I can build a decent pack for around $3k to maybe 5k for a bigger capacity. Anyway, if most of the cost is due to the battery pack, they sure want a lot for it. I'm thinking some of the cost is also recuperating all the R&D costs as quickly as possible, and they hope all the rich people will buy one without thinking twice. Now, if we had a reliable power receiving TPU, and if it works on the roads, it would be a great thing. In the future I'm sure there will be power wires embeded in the roads and the car would charge up as it drove. They already have charging mats for the EVs.
@wattsup, yes indeed, they roll up all the costs over the life of the car and stick it to you up front. Ford used to have better values in the old days, but now they are as greedy as all the others. Saddly, it's all about that profit margin and earnings per share (EPS).
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