Comment by edg5000
3 days ago
In China they have car battery swap stations. For such batteries, owenership does not make much sense, so a subscription model indeed seems logical. The monthly fee covers the cost it takes for the company to replace worn cells; electricity could be charged separately for cars. For scooters, since the batteries are easy to swap yourself, buying and swapping a new battery is not that big of a deal, so I don't see subscriptions working as well there as for cars.
(Gouach co-founder) Yes! Our battery would be perfect for a swap business, they could easily fix damaged batteries, repair cells (only $50, instead of buying a new battery at $300 retailer price), and at the end, they could even retrieve used cells to sell them back for energy storage applications!