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>I am a monetarily concious consumer who sees the value in a high quality car which maintains its value well... Wouldn't battery degradation bite into that?
by alexeisadeski3 13y ago
>I am a monetarily concious consumer who sees the value in a high quality car which maintains its value well...
Wouldn't battery degradation bite into that?
- stcredzero 13y agoWouldn't battery degradation bite into that? Not nearly as much as for some other cars, as it's a modular part that can literally be swapped out in 90 seconds.
- count 13y agoWhich degrades and cost more to fix - a battery or a transmission and other mechanical parts? People act like current cars have no parts or things that go bad over time. Tesla batteries look like they should be at 85% capacity at 100K miles.
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoWell that's exactly what I'm asking right?
- koenigdavidmj 13y agoIf the quick charging mechanism is going to be "have a robot physically remove the battery and put a new one on" in a few years, then that's not as much of an issue.
- alexeisadeski3 13y agoI wasn't aware that Tesla were planning to go that route! Awesome if true :)
- dandrews 13y agoSwap demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZU0wnpyhF8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZU0wnpyhF8
- keithwarren 13y agoI will flip it before that becomes a concern, I am usually in and out of a car in under 3 years. I get bored easily.
- sukuriant 13y agoHave you considered leasing? That might be more financially reasonable for you. Then again, you may be in the money range where when you sell your car, it is worth more money than you have left on the loan, so you're more or less ahead.