It’s a lease I turn it in when I’m tired of it and it’s over a hundred less per month than my Volvo was. So no I didn’t over pay anything nor will there be an clean up cost Tesla recycles their packs into powerwalls I have two of those as well when those finally die they will be send back to Tesla to be recycled into new cells.
One of the founders of Tesla owns the recycling company Tesla uses for its end of life packs. Accept it some people just made smart economic choices. I didn’t qualify for any tax breaks I make way too much to and you don’t get them on a lease anyway. I see 2 cents per mile vs 14 and FSD vs manual cruise control. Over $100 less per month and I can sit all day long with the AC ripping and never worry about carbon monoxide poisoning due to exhaust of an idling ICE. I use my Tesla as a mobile office quite often, with Starlink Mini on the back dash no matter where it’s 5G access. Even in Texas heat it uses a few percent per hour to stay at 72 in the cab parked in camping mode.
I like first person accounts.
900 whrs/kg is an enormous game changer, but I don't see any on the market yet.
I expect to see 1000 whr/kg within a decade.