DISQUS

kent beuchert · 2 years ago

I'm amazed that anyone would take the Agassi scheme seriously. It solves nothing, and is a simple con - all-electrics are not economically viable, and leasing a bttery pack rather than carrying essentially the same (or lower) costs on the auto loan rather than a lease agreement makes even less economic sense. Battery swapping has been rejected as impractical by more than one battery expert, but not matter -
with the advent of plug-ins that can accomplish 95% of what all-electrics can, and with unlimited driving ranges, the idea that we need to stop and swap out a 500 pound
battery every couple of hours is laughable. Agassi doesn't even realize the economics of what he's dealing with, nor the obvious reality that his scheme is attempting to solve a problem made totally moot by plug-in technology. And when batteries are cheap enough to make all-electrics possibe, they will also be fast recharging, making battery swapping meaningless once gain. Agassi is one very rich, very stupid, would-be hero.

Mark · 2 years ago

Kent - Let's see. Put an internal combustion engine and all the cost and maintenance that requires in a car ALONG WITH an electric motor, or just put the less expensive, lighter, easier to maintain electric motor, with an infrastructure outside the car which provides charging services, and yes, swap stations for the occasional longer-range trip. It is you who doesn't understand the economics here. But you will learn...

Used Cars · 1 year ago

Very good coverage on this issue. It's interesting now to look at what's happened and see where all the fallout has been. You were certainly ahead of the curve on this one!