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Is there a 10-year-capable electric car out there? I hope there is because I may need to purchase one soon. I've known too many people have issues with Teslas t

Is there a 10-year-capable electric car out there? I hope there is because I may need to purchase one soon. I've known too many people have issues with Teslas to consider going for one, and I'm not sure what else is out there.

chrisb 5y ago
My anecdotal experience... I own a Peugot iOn (rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV) manufactured in 2012, so it's 9 years old. I bought it second hand, and the service record shows it's needed zero maintenance (aside from tires). I have not needed to perform any maintenance in the ~2 years I've owned it. I'm not in any way recommending this specific car (although it suits me perfectly); but it shows that even a fairly early electric car like this is 10-year capable. The only downside has been the expected gradual decrease in range. I've also owned a Tesla Model 3 for 16 months, and it's been maintenance and trouble free. I'm not denying that some people have problems with them, however that's not been my experience, nor the experience of the two other people I know who own one. I probably plan to keep the Tesla for many years, so hope my trouble-free motoring continues :)
jliptzin 5y ago
I've had my tesla model 3 for 2 years and haven't had to do any maintenance on it whatsoever. I've also been driving it a good amount and haven't noticed any battery degradation (I'm good about charging it to recommended levels). At this point I don't see any reason why it wouldn't last 10 years.
- _huayra_ 5y ago
  I kinda wish there was a good electric car that wasn't so cloud-connected though. Tesla has done some pretty good things wrt engineering (e.g. see Munro Live on youtube) due to out-of-the-box thinking and a lack of sunk costs in existing "parts box" parts, but I would rather not have Tesla be able to decide to "remove" some features if I purchase the car second-hand [0] The most trouble-free cars I still go for are used Lexus sedans, especially those driven previously be senior citizens. Not always the coolest but man I never have to worry about anything on it. [0] https://jalopnik.com/teslas-removal-of-features-on-used-cars-appears-to-be-i-1842382846 https://jalopnik.com/teslas-removal-of-features-on-used-cars...
- ffggvv 5y ago
  that’s easy to claim after 2 years.. would be troubling if it had many issues up until then
brianwawok 5y ago
Also another Tesla driver without issues. That said, you will need to wait like 7 more years until you start seeing 10 year old Model 3s.
speedgoose 5y ago
A lot of Nissan Leaf are 10 years old. The battery did age a lot, the first Leaf generation had some bad chemistry compared to what is build today, but they still drive well.

chrisb 5y ago

My anecdotal experience... I own a Peugot iOn (rebadged Mitsubishi i-MiEV) manufactured in 2012, so it's 9 years old. I bought it second hand, and the service record shows it's needed zero maintenance (aside from tires). I have not needed to perform any maintenance in the ~2 years I've owned it. I'm not in any way recommending this specific car (although it suits me perfectly); but it shows that even a fairly early electric car like this is 10-year capable. The only downside has been the expected gradual decrease in range. I've also owned a Tesla Model 3 for 16 months, and it's been maintenance and trouble free. I'm not denying that some people have problems with them, however that's not been my experience, nor the experience of the two other people I know who own one. I probably plan to keep the Tesla for many years, so hope my trouble-free motoring continues :)

jliptzin 5y ago

I've had my tesla model 3 for 2 years and haven't had to do any maintenance on it whatsoever. I've also been driving it a good amount and haven't noticed any battery degradation (I'm good about charging it to recommended levels). At this point I don't see any reason why it wouldn't last 10 years.

_huayra_ 5y ago
I kinda wish there was a good electric car that wasn't so cloud-connected though. Tesla has done some pretty good things wrt engineering (e.g. see Munro Live on youtube) due to out-of-the-box thinking and a lack of sunk costs in existing "parts box" parts, but I would rather not have Tesla be able to decide to "remove" some features if I purchase the car second-hand [0] The most trouble-free cars I still go for are used Lexus sedans, especially those driven previously be senior citizens. Not always the coolest but man I never have to worry about anything on it. [0] https://jalopnik.com/teslas-removal-of-features-on-used-cars-appears-to-be-i-1842382846 https://jalopnik.com/teslas-removal-of-features-on-used-cars...
ffggvv 5y ago
that’s easy to claim after 2 years.. would be troubling if it had many issues up until then

brianwawok 5y ago

Also another Tesla driver without issues. That said, you will need to wait like 7 more years until you start seeing 10 year old Model 3s.

speedgoose 5y ago

A lot of Nissan Leaf are 10 years old. The battery did age a lot, the first Leaf generation had some bad chemistry compared to what is build today, but they still drive well.