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Except they often do last that long. 25% of vehicles on the road are at least 16 years-old [1] and used cars sales far outpace new car sales [2]. Tesla does no
by sundaeofshock 6y ago
Except they often do last that long. 25% of vehicles on the road are at least 16 years-old [1] and used cars sales far outpace new car sales [2].
Tesla does not need those screens to last 100 years; but it’s not unreasonable to expect at least 15 - 20 years.
1: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/28/25percent-of-cars-in-us-are-at-least-sixteen-years-old----record-high.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/28/25percent-of-cars-in-us-are-...
2: https://carsurance.net/blog/cars-sales-statistics/ https://carsurance.net/blog/cars-sales-statistics/
- o-__-o 6y agoA car accident will dramatically shorten the life of a car. Depreciation will determine the average lifespan of most cars. That is approximately 12-16 years
- curryst 6y agoThat doesn't impact how long the cards would have lasted. They're basically moot in this dataset because they were eliminated before wear and tear could kill the car.
- dingaling 6y ago> Depreciation will determine the average lifespan of most cars. Depreciation has little relevance to the majority of used-car buyers who need a vehicle, not an investment. They drive it until it can no longer be driven. What is more relevant to the lifespan of a car is durability and availability of parts. For example Honda shared parts between the Civic, CR-V and Integra so they are relatively easy to obtain even going back to late 90s models.
- Breza 6y agoIn fact, depreciation is a great thing for used car buyers. It means they pay less to buy a car.