mcoates - I'm interested in the difference between the 1000 charge cycles you quoted and the 300-700 charge cycles in the Pipistrel FAQ (to hit 75% health).
There is a pretty big difference in battery-related hourly running cost between 300 and 1000 when you are paying EUR12K for a cell replacement.
300 cycles would increase the battery-related hourly running cost to EUR40/hour (AUD$60/hour), assuming one hour per cycle.
Also, what is the AUD cost for the E12K cell replacement? E12K works out to about AUD$18K by direct conversion, but I assume we are adding GST plus whatever other costs Aussies generally have to pay in comparison to other countries?