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"After 5 years/70k miles, the battery will probably still be at 95% capacity" No way. I'd say you have 75% tops (probably less with 70k miles). And unless you
by pbreit 13y ago
"After 5 years/70k miles, the battery will probably still be at 95% capacity"
No way. I'd say you have 75% tops (probably less with 70k miles). And unless you pre-buy a new battery you're going to be looking at a $20-30k replacement cost. Also note that it will likely be out of warranty at that point. And that Tesla values them at roughly $1 per mile (the price they give you for purchasing a loaner).
- timdorr 13y agoThe battery replacement cost is $12k for an 85kWh: http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/2013-model-s-price-increase http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/2013-model-s-price-increase And the retention is closer to 85% at 100k miles: http://www.plugincars.com/tesla-roadster-battery-life-study-85-percent-after-100000-miles-127733.html http://www.plugincars.com/tesla-roadster-battery-life-study-... (Keep in mind, the Roadster has a previous generation of battery pack technology)
- makomk 13y agoThat's $12k now in order to get a replacement battery in 8 years time, it'd presumably be more if you paid at the time, and it's not clear they're even offering the scheme - that post just says they will "in the near future".
- pbreit 13y agoAs I noted, that's the pre-pay cost. And Tesla itself would disagree as it has stated 70% after 7 years/100k miles. I'd be careful to compare with the Roadster either way.
- NickM 13y agoTesla itself would disagree as it has stated 70% after 7 years/100k miles. Citation? I've never heard of Tesla claiming anything close to that.
- pbreit 13y agoFrom Tesla S-1: "We currently expect that the Tesla Roadster battery pack will retain approximately 60-65% of its ability to hold its initial charge after approximately 100,000 miles or seven years" Any citations for whatever you've heard.
- epistasis 13y agoI always wonder where these super-confident statements come from that seem to be contrary to reality. How do you know? Why are you so certain? Where do you pull these numbers from? It seems like a surefire recipe to ruin one's credibility.
- pbreit 13y agoI was quoting Tesla.