It will be interesting to see where the long term "wear items" are in an electric vehicle. Right now, I predict the most serious "wear item" is going to be cabi

It will be interesting to see where the long term "wear items" are in an electric vehicle. Right now, I predict the most serious "wear item" is going to be cabin electronics (touch screen etc) and actuators (door handles, locks, gull wings, steering column etc). Battery packs—Tesla have shown that with sufficient battery management (stable thermals, avoiding charge state extremes) their packs can last extremely long distances. And they wear very gradually; an electric car with 70% of its original range is still a very useful item. Motors—I recall these were a high-fault item in earlier models, but as far as I'm aware these problems have been mostly solved and the reliable units have long lifespans. (And if they don't, they're comparatively trivial to swap out compared to an ICE drivetrain anyway.) Seats/Interior materials—I have no idea how durable Tesla's materials are compared to the competition. Does anyone have any insights on this? The models with all-aluminium chassis (because it's more valuable than steel and has an inherently long lifespan) makes them worth refurbishing. It would be cool if Telsa could license a third party to perform refurbishing on existing models—replacing older parts with newer equivalents. The benefit to Tesla is that improving a car's residuals increases its value and therefore "lowers the price" compared to competitor cars.