You think Tesla will force you to buy a new car? https://www.tesla.com/support/vehicle-warranty https://www.tesla.com/support/vehicle-warranty > Model 3 - 8 y

You think Tesla will force you to buy a new car? https://www.tesla.com/support/vehicle-warranty https://www.tesla.com/support/vehicle-warranty > Model 3 - 8 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period. But that's warranty. https://electrek.co/2018/04/14/tesla-battery-degradation-data/ https://electrek.co/2018/04/14/tesla-battery-degradation-dat... Some forum discussion: https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/cost-battery-pack-10-years-now https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/cost-battery-pack-10-y... Keep your car if it works for you. Financially that's the sensible choice regardless of technology. But you should expect to have less maintenance work if/when you switch to an EV.