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yes they will win a lot of the market by selling an entire car for $36,000 when just the replacement battery for Audi Q-Tron is $34,000.

it is questionable business, though.
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Dissident Sound 2y ago

1 KWH battery generator is about $500-$1,000

https://www.amazon.com/EF-ECOFLOW-Portable-Charging-Generator/dp/B0B9XB57XM/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=1LU8OZQ3LPU9D&keywords=ecoflow&qid=1696383943&s=lawn-garden&sprefix=ecoflow%2Clawngarden%2C83&sr=1-2-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.ac578592-0362-4e0a-958c-0f2dd61d30d4&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

so 75KWH worth ( like a Tesla ) would be about $40,000.

so if you subtract the cost of batteries and power electronics Tesla is basically giving the car away for free.

i thought the point of business was to make profits not engage in charity.

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Dissident Sound 2y ago

another way to think about this is that the drivetrain ( battery, motors and power electronics ) consume most of the cost in a Tesla. the car is just a cheap wrapper for the drivetrain.

whereas in a normal car it's the other way. you pay for the car itself, and the drivetrain is just there to move the car around.

different approach from both automaker and buyer.