Tesla Owner Blows Up Model S with Dynamite after Receiving $22,000 Quote for Battery Replacement

[LeRoy_Blanchard]

EV are the future. Period.

You all sound just like the people who complained about the car powered by a gas engine. But instead of claiming the horse and carriage will never go away, you're claiming cars w/ internal combustion engine is here to stay, and never replaceable, forever!

You'd be silly to think that 20 years from now batteries for cars wont be 1/5 of the price they are now as well as people who can repair, rebuild and build them in their garages.

 

[Riccochet]

It's clear to me some people in here have no idea what TF they're talking about.

I know of, have owned, driven, sold PLENTY of luxury vehicles with well over 200k miles. I don't remember ever having to replace a seat. Seats in my last Benz looked brand new when I sold the car with just over 100k. I'd see no reason they wouldn't go another 200k looking the same. Leather in my last truck with 137k on it looked perfect when I traded it. My friends 2003 XC90 seats with over 300k on them still look fantastic.

 

[Brian_B]

EV are the future. Period.

EV may be the future. I’m ok with that. I’d like to have a PHEV as my next vehicle.

I just don’t like it when things get misrepresented. And there is always a difference between what’s the the facts today, and what might be possible in the future - remember back when everyone thought flying cars were the future?

 

[LeRoy_Blanchard]

EV may be the future. I’m ok with that. I’d like to have a PHEV as my next vehicle.

I just don’t like it when things get misrepresented. And there is always a difference between what’s the the facts today, and what might be possible in the future - remember back when everyone thought flying cars were the future?

The difference between flying cars and EVs today is EVs actually exist. Personal flying cars have never made it past prototype stages.

The electric motor has been around for a long time and it's been tried and true. The only thing that is just now starting to catch up are batteries.

As a testament to just how far batteries have come you can buy all the battery "cells" today and build your own custom battery pack yourself. I wouldn't be surprised it someone hasn't already done a custom battery for an EV (or even a hybrid) vehicle with off the shelf battery and electronic parts.

 

[Endgame]

It's clear to me some people in here have no idea what TF they're talking about.

I know of, have owned, driven, sold PLENTY of luxury vehicles with well over 200k miles. I don't remember ever having to replace a seat. Seats in my last Benz looked brand new when I sold the car with just over 100k. I'd see no reason they wouldn't go another 200k looking the same. Leather in my last truck with 137k on it looked perfect when I traded it. My friends 2003 XC90 seats with over 300k on them still look fantastic.

Do you take care of your car as well as you do a rental? Do most people? I think that should be the basis of comparison, right? How would a Benz look after 400k miles rented out with Avis?

 

[Brian_B]

They have a whole separate article on the battery. I thought it was linked from the first article?

A look at Tesla battery degradation and replacement after 400,000 miles

In this new installment of our series on the highest-mileage Tesla Model X (and one of the highest mileage EVs...

electrek.co

Spoiler:
Now as for this specific high-mileage Tesla Model X. It’s a Model X 90D, which when new had an EPA rating of 257 miles (414 km).

Today, it gets 230 miles (370 km) on a full charge, which means a 10.5% degradation in battery capacity.

Here’s a different take:

Here’s How a Tesla Model S Holds Up After 424,000 Miles

Seventeen trips around the equator and it's still kicking—but not without its fair share of repairs.

www.thedrive.com

The Tesla previously received a new battery under warranty at around 250,000 miles, meaning that the car now has 180,000 on its current battery pack. Since its pack replacement, the car's original range of 240 miles has dropped to between 180 and 200 miles on a full charge, meaning a loss of as much as 25 percent.

 

[Dogsofjune]

It's why I said that electric vehicles just aren't there yet. Range is still a bit of a problem as well.

I agree with this sentiment, although I did pass a Tesla on I35 in KC with California tags. I was a bit surprised by that.

Wonder how many stops they made with that trip and when exactly when they can get their *** out of KS.