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Most of those factors are actually beneficial for the corporations however; less parts and people means less logistical overhead eating away at profits. The inc
by tomatotomato37 7y ago
Most of those factors are actually beneficial for the corporations however; less parts and people means less logistical overhead eating away at profits. The increase in reliability is a questionable loss too as most consumers dump their current car every 6 years regardless if it still works or not in their effort to keep up with the Joneses. Beside battery wear will put a hard limit on car lifespan anyway since those giant things are going to be the labor equivalent of an engine swap in order to replace.
- njarboe 7y agoThe original model S could do a 90 second battery swap. Not sure about other Tesla models, but I sure hope they are still designed for easy battery replacement. I would guess they are as Elon Musk is hoping for the cars to eventually last a million miles.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoThey are no longer designed for replacement at that speed. That was designed to capture the full value of California ZEV credits, and is no longer necessary.