Posted on 12/21/2021 1:27:56 PM PST by george76
In Finland, an unhappy Tesla owner decided to blow up his Model S after learning it would need a new expensive battery pack. In the video on YouTube with English subtitles, Tuomas Katainen explains his 2013 Model S was in the shop for more than a month for service. When he heard back from the shop, they told him they couldn’t repair his car, and the only option was to change the entire battery cell.
Katainen said the fix would’ve cost him upwards of €20,000 ($22,500). He told the dealership that was absurd, and he donated the car to a Finnish YouTube channel Pommijätkät, whose name literally translates to ‘Bomb Dudes.’
Instead of fixing the Model S, 30 kg (66 pounds) of dynamite was strapped to the car for one explosive show. Showing his frustration, Katainen even had a doll of Tesla’s founder Elon Musk in the driver’s seat.
Multiple angles of high-definition, slow-motion cameras captured the epic explosion (this time, it wasn’t spontaneous ..
The problem with electric cars utilizing lithium batteries is degradation over time. It’s sort of like a smartphone or laptop — enough charging cycles over the years, and the batteries will begin to hold less charge. The same thing happens with a Tesla or any other electric car.
… and as Katainen found out, the fix becomes so expensive that it’s not even worth putting the car back on the road. Think twice when falling into the ESG trap of buying a fully electric vehicle because in the medium term, if not covered by the automative maker or third party insurer, you might have to shell out an excessive amount of money to replace the battery.
I’ve had both, two Toyota trucks and a Honda Accord and am generally a Chevy guy as far as domestic brands but this is Ford country so that’s what I’ve been finding deals on.
Wait a second.....the EV cult on Free Republic might have to disagree with this guys actions. That can’t be.
I mean, nickel is becoming harder to find and the mining of it is destroying the environment. Amazing that the liberal eco-fascists aren’t protesting all over the world about. Lithium, most of which is controlled by the Chinese is getting harder to find.
But don’t worry about any of that or general inflation.
Have no fear, though, everyone. EV owners across the globe, in an effort to be GREEN, will still plug their cars into an outlet supplied by electric generated from fossil fuels. Because, they’re GREEN, ya know.
And what to do with all the stuff that can’t be recycled, as these things are starting to hit the benchmarks regarding battery replacement?
Do the batteries go to the new EVs or to the older ones needing maintenance and battery replacement?
Decisions, decisions.
Thankfully, Georgia finally got rid of the tax breaks they were giving rich guys, so they could buy their Sunday driver, Tesla’s...for now. Never could understand why a guy that was able to afford a $100k EV, should have received a penny in tax breaks. But hey, that’s just me.
I know lead batteries are fully recyclable but I have no idea about lithium.
How about pulling the #6,0000 Airstream?
Yeah, that’s why I specified in my area. I’m in the effete Northeastern ‘burbs.
Here’s an interesting tidbit.....
Can Electric Vehicle Batteries Be Recycled ..... https://enrg.io/can-electric-vehicle-batteries-be-recycled/
From the article.....
Conclusion
Yes, electric vehicle batteries can be recycled. But not as cost-effective as one may expect, as the cost of recycling is more expensive than the cost of mining and creating a new battery. Extracting lithium from old electric vehicle batteries is more costly than mining and processing lithium. So the safest bet is reusing the old car batteries.
Wait until he has to replace the spoke wheels.
I swapped the engine in my 1978 Chevy Monte Carlo for less than 2k.
Hell, the car itself only cost 2k when I bought it.
22500? You can by a brand new Ranger for that price, if you walked in the dealer with cash.
Ls sWaP iT
Sorry I’m in too many car groups ;)
My 2010 F150 FX4 has 192,000 miles and I still get over 500 miles a tank.
And that’s in Houston, running A/C essentially 348 days a year.
Now you are just being silly. That is obviously a Ford Mustang.
He KnoWs WhAt hE’s GoT nO LoWbAllERs
Which goes to my point that the electric car is still only viable to the moderately well-to-do (and above), because:
A. they're substantially more expensive than ICE cars (even with government subsidies), and
B. They still don't match the ICE car's availability. If you HAVE TO have a car available at a moment's notice, 24/7/365, you can't have just one battery-only EV. You HAVE TO have a back-up, either ICE or another BEV.
And Teslas catch fire. A lot. Sometimes for no foreseeable reason.
And when they do, it takes tens of thousands of gallons of water to put them out.
A 351C 4V have heads that massively outflow a SB Chevy. A cam swap will gain 100hp easy on that Cleveland an spank any LS Chevy that is no expensively modified.
It would have been acceptable if there was a spider in there as well.
Easy to imagine. Every time they repave the road, you have to buy a new car!
That's what I used to do for my long commute cars. The sweetest was a 1988 Crown Vic. Bought it at 107k. SMOOTH ride, 5L V8 that got 30MPG. It was still running great (original injectors and spark plugs!) at 257k when I sold it.
For the family we buy new and make them last.
Yeah those Crown Vic police and taxis go forever, 400,000 miles is pretty common from what I read.
TY. Noted.
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