that is actually a great idea. As weight is not important for stationary grid applications could be a perfect second usage fit.
Dont know exactly what u mean by your calculations, but the idea is great!
You mean with reformat recycling?
Thanks Kitt,
by calculations, I basically mean, if Tesla charges you $5K to swap an 80%
used 50 kWh for a new 60 kWh, and, we're looking at a $130 kWh cost circa 2027, then you have,
-Tesla taking in $5K plus old battery, and spending ~$7,800 on the 60 kWh battery they've given the Gen 3 owner ($130*60)
-Tesla spending $1,500 in transaction costs (transportation of both batteries, any reformat work on old battery...)
- Tesla receiving $6.5K from grid storage buyer for what's effectively a 40 kWh battery (a 20% gross margin on what would otherwise cost Tesla $5.2K to produce)
results in $11.5K revenue to Tesla, $9.3K in costs, for a $2.2K pretax profit, or just under 20% pre-tax margin, all while making Gen 3 owner, grid storage customer happy, with one new battery produced but, two batteries closer to Elon's goals for sustainable energy.
fwiw, I think Tesla will remain supply constrained on Gen III for many years, but if they come out with such a $5K battery replacement offer with the Gen III in 3 or 4 years, it will accelerate the lightbulb going off throughout the public that EVs have overtaken ICE in terms of value, and the public might start doing Elon's heavy lifting as far as prodding the existing automakers to start making good EVs.