The Renault idea is terrible. Why should you lease something that should be included in a steep purchase price?
....because it's transferring the part of the car which causes most anxiety to would be customers from the capital cost of the vehicle to being part of the running costs.
Whatever the truth of battery life, the experiences most of us have had with the batteries of mobile phones and laptops do not fill us with confidence as regards the life of the battery pack of an electric car. With Renault's approach, this risk resides with the manufacturer and not the consumer.
