Posted on 07/17/2018 3:09:08 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Tesloop, a Tesla-only shuttle service based in Southern California, recently had a Model S reach 400,000 miles on the odometer and gave an account of how it is holding up.
Tesloop has incurred a combined maintenance cost of roughly $19,000 or about $0.05/mile. This cost breaks down to $6,700 for general vehicle repairs and $12,200 for regularly scheduled maintenance.
(Excerpt) Read more at electrek.co ...
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HqBIOtNsYPalG51nAw_nubgskv4TQPGx8WhPZO4a_U8/htmlview?sle=true#gid=0
Replace - Front/Rear Brake Pads/Rotors $1,759
My Toyota Tacoma with 220,000 miles. 4 sets of tires, set of brake pads for the front and set of universal joints and oil changes about every 20,000 miles. That’s it and is still running strong. A/C still cold, never recharged. Oh, and a set of belts .
Not impressed since it’s electric and my guess is the actual maintenance is much higher and not available. Battery cost alone is ~ $7k - $12k or more depending on where you get answers from.
Sounds like a Range Rover
My old Classics were 450 per wheel for brake job
It was crazy
I’ve got an FJ and a Land Cruiser
190,000 and 280,000 respectively
And a Wrangler 100,000
And a pickup I rent by six month intervals 750 month unlimited mileage...Enterprise
All 10 American made new cars cars starting from 1964 Corvair through 2007 Pontiac G5 cost me a total of under $1000 for repairs, in addition to oil changes, and coolant changes which probably add up to less that $500 because I used to do that maintenance myself.
I hear for software upgrades you often must pay.
If you return to service a salvaged one that has been totaled then Tesla won’t service it and you can’t recharge it.
I mean you can’t recharge at a quick recharge station, only from home.
So no trips.
I think most Honda or Toyota models would break down to a cost of $.04 or below for a road-travel of 400,000 miles or $3,000 less than a Tesla and way less on the front end when purchase costs are considered.
Then nothing is said of energy costs, as in how many kilovolts /kilowatts per mile does a Tesla use, and what that means in terms of need for a battery-bank re-charge, and the cost of re-charging; which along with average electricity costs is necessary to make any “energy consumption” comparisons with gasoline or diesel fueled vehicles.
Note to Telsa owners: No matter what you think, you are not “saving the world”.
I’ve had my used VW Jetta Sportwagen for 3 years also. Other than gas and oil I did have to spend $115 recently to replace the 6-year old battery.
Yep. I use to think electric cars were our future but unless they figure out a way to have a lot more electricity available at a low cost without putting a $25k set of solar panels with battery bank and switchgear in every home; it isn’t feasible.
On average the best two brands are Honda and Toyota. Heck; the old 6 cyl 3.4L 4Runners, Tacoma’s, and I think they might have put them in Camry’s; are getting 400,000 miles with the correct maintenance. A few American cars and trucks are doing well too. Ford’s 4.6L and 5.4L V8’s are doing well as are the 4.0L V6 engines in Ranger’s. Chevy’s 350 is a proven engine too. Then there are the durable long-lasting diesels in pickup trucks.
If someone asked me what I would recommend for someone who wants to own their car for a long time with the least amount of money spent on maintenance; it would be a Toyota 4Runner. Even the little Toyota pickups with the little 2.4L 22re 4 cyl engine are going strong from the 80’s and 90’s and they can be replaced for under $2k. I’ve had two Honda’s and they are great cars too.
What year? My 4runner is a ‘93 and is still going strong. No cash for clunkers for the old gal even though we could have.
Best of all, we own her.
What the heck should cost $12,500 on an electric car for routine maintenance?? It ain’t like there is engine oil to change.
So exactly what was the route of the ‘service’ shuttle... Did it ever go through winter conditions... When it snows, and blows, etc? It would be lovely if we all had weather like California.... But most of North America suffers from this condition that starts in December and doesn’t end until April and it’s called winter. And if you live north of the border, it starts in November and sometime it doesn’t end until May... Let’s see what the maintenance cost is for a Tesla shuttle in Minnesota, or Calgary.
400,000 miles in 3 years means they averaged 365 miles a day for 365 days a year.
My 97 Lumina has 207,000 miles. Evey thing works except the A/C. Still does not use oil.
A light keeps coming on saying low radiator fluid. The fluid is not low and it doesn’t overheat. Not sure if there is a real problem.
So the maintenance cost in 3-4 years is enough to buy a gas powered automobile. Just lovely. Then there are those Lithium batteries that have to be “recycled”.
I think a new coolant level sensor would get rid of the light.
I bet your Lumina has the 3.8 engine.
No, it is a 3.1.
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