[jonrick46]

That $109,000 price tag could buy one 27,250 gallons of $4 gasoline. At 25 miles/gallon, one could travel 681,250 miles. How long does that battery last/? Only 100,000 miles? At 681,250 miles you would go through six batteries. How much are those batteries? About $25,000. So, to go 681,250 miles you would have to buy five extra batteries at $125,000. Add that to the original price of the vehicle and you will have spent $234,000.

[SuziQ]

You assume battery technology will not improve. It has been improving for many years, and will continue to do so. Batteries will get smaller and much more efficient. As the technology improves, and the market widens, the price will go down, the same way, as another poster pointed out, that PCs have done over the last 25 years.

[Arrowhead1952]

That $109,000 price tag could buy one 27,250 gallons of $4 gasoline. At 25 miles/gallon, one could travel 681,250 miles. How long does that battery last/? Only 100,000 miles? At 681,250 miles you would go through six batteries. How much are those batteries? About $25,000. So, to go 681,250 miles you would have to buy five extra batteries at $125,000. Add that to the original price of the vehicle and you will have spent $234,000.

< algore>Facts, facts, facts. Why do you use facts and common sense in this argument? We are trying to save the planet. < /algore mode>

[Dimples]

I meant to copy you on Post #110. Sorry, I pushed the button too soon.