Originally Posted by
Dunbar
I would look at it more like how much per year are you spending on the battery. A $382 battery that only lasts a year is more expensive to run than a $568 that lasts four years under the same conditions. The extra range of the bigger battery is nice to have when you need it as well.
The average person is clueless on this topic so it probably doesn't factor into their purchase decision.
That is true, all they care about is the battery "good enough" to do X amount of distance, and don't even realize that even if it is, brand new... It won't be, after a few years...
And your first point is what
I am trying to establish. 
What/at what point if any, are people going to do what it takes to hopefully reach the 3-4X lifespan of a battery that "could" be achieved, even tho financially it's closer to the 1.6-2.3X for making your money back...
IMO