SJ_Okay
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- First Name
- Scott
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I think you’re wrong. I don’t think anyone is expecting to have to recycle their entire car when the battery needs replacing, nor do I expect they will need to. It’s never going to be this huge re-build you’re predicting. It still needs to communicate with the same charge points we’ve invested billions in, therefore it still needs communicate with cars... which thanks to OTA should still be current. As long as batteries continue to store and supply electricity, regardless of how they advance, they should still be compatible with our cars. OEMs are not going to drastically change the skateboard style chassis’s they’ve designed and developed for specific models of cars, for obvious cost reasons, so battery manufacturers will ensure new battery tech works within those frames. So I really don’t see why it’s going to be such an overhaul/rebuild to change a battery. It might be expensive, but it’ll be significantly less than a brand new car of equivalent value. EVs will be upgradable... hugely, and it’s aftermarket is going to be awesome. I guess we both have different opinions on the matter, so I’m going to avoid going in circles here with you, as we are both just speculating based on our opinions.
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