[manmal]

There are 100kWh EVs out there, and they will quickly increase in number. For them, 500km is a rather conservative estimate.

> I would expect them to get recycled and put back into cars

In that case, you'd also get something in return for not having used those cycles. It's a matter of choice then - do I rent out my battery during use, or do I sell it after 8 years.

[throwaway894345]

I don't doubt they exist, I doubt that they're common enough to treat as the general case.

> In that case, you'd also get something in return for not having used those cycles. It's a matter of choice then - do I rent out my battery during use, or do I sell it after 8 years.

Yeah, but which is more economical is the salient question.

[manmal]

I agree, that’s an interesting question. You‘d need to factor in a fair bit of uncertainty due to inflation, future battery prices etc