> The amendment will allow OEMs to sell batteries separately or with subscription models, and will also encourage private players to join in as well, boosting the grass-roots of the electric ecosystem.
So it's about allowing competition in battery providers and allowing battery leasing. This is a good move because not only does it open up the industry and hopefully drive overall prices down, but it decouples the prices of vehicle and "fuel", making it easier to compare directly with petrol-powered vehicles.
Also, by incentivizing vehicle designs with removable (and thus swappable) batteries, it makes taxis and other high demand use cases more practical without needing widespread fast charging infrastructure.
> The amendment will allow OEMs to sell batteries separately or with subscription models, and will also encourage private players to join in as well, boosting the grass-roots of the electric ecosystem.
So it's about allowing competition in battery providers and allowing battery leasing. This is a good move because not only does it open up the industry and hopefully drive overall prices down, but it decouples the prices of vehicle and "fuel", making it easier to compare directly with petrol-powered vehicles.
Also, by incentivizing vehicle designs with removable (and thus swappable) batteries, it makes taxis and other high demand use cases more practical without needing widespread fast charging infrastructure.