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> he does take it easy in his Model S. He does not drive the car for long distances without giving it and himself a break. He says he only covers about 62 miles
by mtmail 3y ago
> he does take it easy in his Model S. He does not drive the car for long distances without giving it and himself a break. He says he only covers about 62 miles at a time before pausing for a while. [...] For starters, the owner is retired.
Article also says 130.000 miles per year average, that's 360 miles per day. That alone is 6 breaks per day assuming he drives 7 days per week. The guy is practically half his life in the car (like a truck driver).
- maximus-decimus 3y agoat 130,000 miles per year, 1.2M total and 14th motor... that's more than one motor a year. What the hell is that guy doing?
- syndicatedjelly 3y agoProducing an ad for Tesla
- ThePowerOfFuet 3y agoNot one that makes me want to buy one of their cars.
- hulitu 3y ago> Producing an ad for Tesla A negative one. So the motor in a Tesla does not last for long.
- syncsynchalt 3y agoAccording to the article that model had motor problems, many of the replacements were refurbs, and it took Tesla a long time to figure out the actual problem. I expect the failures were pretty bursty and front-loaded.
- hinkley 3y agoIf he just had the 14th motor put in, that's a little over 90k miles per motor. If he's just about to need his 15th motor, that's 85k miles per motor. Maybe that's okay considering the relative cost of replacing an electric motor versus an ICE drive train, but it doesn't sound great. I would have expected 120k per motor at least.
- ikidd 3y agoPlus how long is the unit down for a motor replacement? I've heard nothing is fixed quickly on those cars.