Not sure why you keep focusing on this. I know countless people who own Tesla with zero battery issues. Finally if there are the battery is warrabtied for 150000 miles. I’ve owned cars for many years but have never owned one in which I’ve logged 150000 miles To me it’s a non issueTesla battery not perefect or not bad.
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All batteries deteriorate and lose charge. It’s a fact of life. My son has had the original model3 and in that time he’s lost at most 5% of charge. In my wife’s newly purchased model3 Performance a 90% charge 3 months ago compared to yesterday was a 5 Mike difference for the 90% charge. So rather than 99% giving her a 290 mile charge she now gets 285 miles per charge. No big deal. There are no mandated service requirements as the only liquid in the car is wind shield wiper fluid. My son in the 5 years has driven almost 100000 miles and the only thing needed in that time was a tire change . He hasn’t even required new brakes because driving the car with regenerative charging rarely requires the use of the brakes to stop the car. It’s a completely different type of driving. The battery packs have markedly improved over the years. Previously charging was only done to 80% whereas now it’s done to 90%. I’ve read but cannot confirm that charging at superchargers with a rate of 250kw/hr can diminish life of the battery because if the rapid influx of DC energy. We only charge at home using the Tesla charger at 48 amps in super off peak hours when my charge is only $0.15 / kWh as compared to 35-52 cents per kWh at other times. My solar production during the rest of the day easily offsets the cost of charging my car. I can’t tell you the liberating feeling I had when I cut up all my gas credit cardsTesla battery not perefect or not bad.
How Long Does a Tesla Battery Last?
A look at what Tesla says and what’s happening in the real world provides some answers to a tricky question.
My entire family is working class. You do not know me. We are doing well but I am are the working class on a daily basis. I get where they are coming from. Quite a few want a Tesla.
I just sold a mint MBZ SL 55 AMG with hardly any miles for its age and another mint E350 that my wife drove. Choice is good. . What Joe states about charging costs is about what our charges are as well. I loved those 2 cars but to keep them in that condition and service whenever the light goes on ....you take it in and there is some chassis leak that they say is a bad gasket which is $20: to buy but they have to lift the engine to change the gasket .About $3500 repair. I miss the cars but I don't miss the expense that came with them
Not yet. I do plan on checking Mercedes out in the coming months. Quite a few new EVs about to hit the market.
The biggest issue I discovered with many of these is the woefully inadequate battery range before recharging is necessary
Where in NC do you live where your 5k sq ft home all electric cost $200 a year? I live in NC and my home isn't that large, pretty new, and I pay way more than $200 a year. I bet you pay more than that just to power your system.
I'm sure the majority of people charge at home so planning a meal probably isn't an issue. Even if they don't charge at home, how many people are driving 200 - 300 miles a day and need to charge? One would think that number is very small.
Last year I went from DC to Atlanta. 1100 miles. Just forfun let's assume a 300 mile cruising range. Let's reduce that to the 20-90% charging window. That would mean a recharge every 210 miles. Let us also assume there is a supercharger station within plunsor minus 5-10 miles. That is 4 charges along the way. I suggest at least one of those stops could be used for a meal/ Maybe the other for bathroom breaks or to grab a snack.
OK so first off you did not drive from DC to Atlanta with it being ONLY 100 Miles. I assume you meant it was 700 miles. So every 3 hours or so of driving you have to stop and charge. With a gas car you would stop at least 1 time maybe 2 if one has to use the bathroom and/or take a break.
