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>> Why? Surely that future proofs to some extent, 1/ against battery performance degrading over time
>> and 2/ potentially enabling access to improved battery technology.
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It’s a good question :). It comes down to a couple of things to me really.
Firstly, I’m not concerned about battery life really. It has an 8 year guarantee (albeit only that it retains 2/3rds of its capacity) which is fine. The range of our e-tron is exactly the same now as when new (or new ish...ours is an ex demonstrator). Sure, technology *might* change massively, but if that was a concern I’d lease or pcp the whole car.
Secondly, cost. For 12,000miles a year Renault want £110 a month for the battery lease. Psychologically, that’s a lot. It’s the same as we’d spend in petrol on a small petrol car to do that mileage. It’s also nearly £8k over 6 years (the life I mentally depreciate all our car purchases over, though we seldom keep them that long). That’s a lot more than the premium for buying over leasing the actual car.
Then, if iit was a good model others’d be using it. They don’t, because it’s an unnecessary level of complication. Lease or PCP the whole car, including battery, if your points are a concern. It’s probably the lowest risk approach. And on something like a Tesla, used as a main car and at a much higher price, that’s exactly what I’d do. Splitting it into two leases, or at least payments, just makes life difficult.
Last edited by: PeterS on Wed 27 Sep 17 at 23:39
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