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KmartQuality t1_j1w4tex wrote

Reply to comment by T-Rex_timeout in Battery swapping spurs Kenya's electric motorbike drive by For_All_Humanity

I think it only works economically if the battery packs are rented by the day. Propane tanks are empty vessels when the energy is used up. Battery packs are still just as valuable while they sit around doing nothing.

If you are a single user and ride your bike all the time then this is a once/day expense, just like adding petrol, and very cost effecient. But if you are a more casual user I think this would not be cost effective. You would have to pay for the battery every day it is not returned.

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T-Rex_timeout t1_j1w6rzy wrote

I used propane tanks as an example just because people are familiar with that concept.

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KmartQuality t1_j1wb22h wrote

With the propane tank, to get started you have to buy a tank. After that they're happy to swap out going forward.

Maybe they have a setup where you actually buy a battery but then continue the same way as with propane.

It's very expensive up front though.

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T-Rex_timeout t1_j1wbhnt wrote

Dude I told you it was just an example people are familiar with not the exact business model.

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