JPWhite
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davidcary said:As far as resale. Assume I want to sell my 7 year old Leaf with a 70% battery. I suspect someone will buy it for $7k and be ok with the range. In 2 years time, they need more range, so they start paying $100 a month. When you get to this part of a vehicle's life, the lack of ICE maintenance really helps. It helps to the tune of $50 a month. The gas savings is a bit more than $50 a month so you are still coming out ahead.
For this to hold water, Nissan will have to be willing to warrant the drivetrain as well as the battery for the $100/month. Consumers won't want to pay $100/month and then be landed with the cost of a new drive motor or inverter, (or even the on board charger for that matter which isn't part of the drivetrain). Consumers driving high mileage cars typically don't have the cash to replace expensive items that require dealer servicing.
As long as the $100/month makes 'drive it until the doors fall off' a reality then I believe the program is both reasonable and will be adopted in years to come.