My point was the $12,000
My point was the $12,000 price of the replacement battery package, not whether there was a WRITTEN CONTRACT. Tesla claims the replacement lithium battery package to drive 300 miles costs $12,000.00. If that is true, Tesla would make more money being in the battery business than in the electric vehicle business. Doing some research, talking to battery companies and other electric vehicle OEMs, I just find it hard to understand that their price is 30% - 45% of the cost of comparable battery packages. I was at SEMA and the price of lithium batteries was substantially higher.