Posted on 02/21/2020 12:29:37 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
Recently sold on the website Only Used Tesla is what is believed to be the highest-mileage Tesla Model X in the world—a 2016 “90D” rental car/shuttle with over 400,000 miles on the odometer. The company that owned it, Tesloop, gave me the vehicle’s full maintenance records, so let’s look at every part that had to be swapped for this electric crossover to reach 400,000 miles in this condition.
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Before we go on, I want to make clear that this story is not a criticism of Tesla, nor is it implying that its cars are less-than-reliable, or that they’re significantly more reliable or easier to maintain than most other vehicles on the road. There isn’t enough info here to draw those conclusions (consider reading Consumer Reports if you’re after that). The article is simply providing a close look at what it took to keep this particular EV on the road and in good condition for over three years and 400,000 miles. It’s fascinating stuff. And yes, there are a decent number of line-items, but I think we’re all well aware of the copious maintenance issues associated with some internal combustion engine cars, so just imagine how long this log would be on, say, a 400,000 mile Mini.
Anyway, here’s the full maintenance log:
(Excerpt) Read more at jalopnik.com ...
Which works fine when only a few people in a given neighbourhood has an EV. It won’t be that way when we need to charge every single car in the neighbourhood.
“There isn’t enough copper in the entire world to have an electrical society.”
Every business and house has copper already bringing in electricity!
“Not everybody can afford a house.”
Not everybody can afford a car.
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Upshot: the Tesla X crossover-SUV costing somewhere around $80-100,000 was driven 400,000 miles in ~40 months with meticulous & prompt repairs costing about $23,000, and ultimately sold for $30,000.
Most ICE cars would have cost much more in repairs, and been scrapped long before that mileage. Skimming the details of repairs, seems most were small parts & brackets which have been made more robust since that 2016 model, and a few big costs which likewise have been corrected in later years.
Rough estimate on my part gives about $37,500 in fuel savings - well covering the price of increasingly deprecated repairs. (EVs cost about 1/4 per mile what ICE cars do in gas, which currently hovers around $2.50/gal.)
And no battery replacement, for those about to trot out that tired saw.
“Which works fine when only a few people in a given neighbourhood has an EV. It won’t be that way when we need to charge every single car in the neighbourhood.”
Can you imagine the lines at the gas station when every single car needs to refuel!
How much is a dead prius battery pak worth?
FYI....Got a 2009 cobalt 298000 miles...1996 saturn sw2...310000 miles...prob spent 2 or 3 thousand per car for repairs....over a period of 18 yrs for saturn and 11 years for cobalt. Both cars would look ok if i was cleaning them regularly. So EVs...not my cup of tea.... If they could qui k charge em like in 15 mins...without melting...might be ok.
So apparently Prii are prone to accidents!!!!
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Looks like your savings by long driving and on normal repairs and maintenance are more than being offset by your insurance premiums. Also, what about getting a $2,000,000 umbrella policy? Might be a bit dicey.
There are several EV charging stations at our local library
I’ve NEVER seen anyone use them (but this is E.Tenn.)
They will be great cras when the get the range in winter (with the heater running) up to 400 miles or so and the recharge time down to 5 minutes.
Until then they are just yuppie commute cars. Useless for people out here in flyover country. (How are you supposed to haul anything in them anyway?)
I don’t ski!
“Thanks but I will stick with my Hemi Challenger.”
Just dont race a Tesla for pink slips!
That is true, but they only carry the electricity very locally. They aren’t carrying it for three million people trying to charge their EV’s.
This will overuse the system.
Yes, EVs are not for everyone. Wish people would realize that before blasting ‘em for not matching their pet special case.
The “costly” is basically paying all expenses up front. Total cost of ownership is significantly less than gas-powered vehicles, alas you have to pay most of that TCO to get the car.
Orlando to Memphis in a default Tesla would take 5 stops along the way, total 15 hours, varying 20-40 minutes per stop (easy to do the same in a regular car).
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Thanks for the thread.
In St. Pete there are a good number of charging stations. Mostly downtown and the beaches. Many in downtown Tampa too.
The charging stations are “free.”
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FWIW...Had a 2014 VW Passat TDI that was subject to the VW buy-back program. Absolutely loved the car. Since it was winter and we live in Michigan, when we received our “offer” from VW, the buy-back was such that we would be foolish not to sell it back to VW.
Since there was also a lag in the time that you received the offer and the time you turned the car in, we decided to buy an interim vehicle so we could take the VW off the road. Ended up buying a 2014 Ford C-max SE with 85,000 miles.
We intended only to drive the car till spring and then buy a new car. We are still driving the C-max and it now has 164,000 on the odometer. We’ve put 2 additional sets of tires, rear bearings, brakes, and this morning I had to replace the 12v battery. All total less than $2500 overall (less oil changes). We get 42 mpg consistently, we winter in Florida and my fuel cost this last trip down was about $60.
My wife loves the car and I would be open to buying another hybrid or an EV for that matter just to leave in Florida. While charging stations are an issue, the range for a full-EV isn’t where it needs to be. The problem for us is I can drive 500/600 miles a day without problem. As long as a gas driven car can get close to the 40 mpg threshold, I don’t see a market for an EV unless gas prices go through the roof.
Yes, not cheap up front ... but total cost is significantly less. It’s a cash flow issue.
Even the 50 gallon trucks only take five minutes to fill. Try the same number of vehicles that need twenty minutes minimal.
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