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Who will buy a Tesla with a 12-year old battery? Where will the battery/electrical motor tech be in 12 years?

• Retric 8y ago
  Motors are not getting better very quickly because it’s old and very good tech. In terms of battery tech, that’s going to fit in any form factor. Which means someone replacing a battery in a 10 year old electric car will be buying the same technology as a new car’s battery while expecting to get another 10 years from it. All for a steadily dropping price. Remember, electric means no internal belts, spark plugs, regular oil changes, etc which offsets most if not all the cost of a new battery.
  • linsomniac 8y ago
    That's part of why I justified a Model S: my Audi was averaging about half the monthly loan cost of the Tesla in service. I mean, the service guys were really nice, but I'm glad to no longer be on a first-name basis with them. Compared the Model S: I'm at 34K miles and just going in for the first service next week.