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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
People say the same thing about Tesla when they advertise prices that include government subsidies or if they advertise the price being lower based on gas savings and maintenance.
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People say it because its true. Any vehicle could be advertised this way. Say Toyota asks you what you're driving then they show you the difference between driving a Prius and a Suburban as your "cost" for purchasing the car, but it really isn't. The upfront cost is the purchase price, not some theoretical cost based on driving habits and former car ownership.
If my first car is a Tesla, Tesla's "lower based" cost is a pure fabrication, as an extreme example.
Regardless of all that, I agree with you that until the magical 10 minute to refill to 300 mile battery comes along, swapping makes theoretical sense.
Personally though, however its done I don't won't to depend on the car OEM to provide me fueling/charging/switching infrastructure. I should have my pick similar to fuel.
I guess we'll see how it plays out over time.