The original Tesla automobile (the “Roadster”) was built on the chassis of a Lotus Elise sourced from Lotus Motorcars but with Tesla’s electric drivetrain installed. The Roadster & replacement battery were so expensive that assuming the original battery lasted for 125,000 miles, and you paid to replace the battery and then drove it another 125,000 miles, you’d have spent the same as if you had bought five (5) internal combustion Lotus Elises.
So for the same money you could have driven your first Lotus Elise until it hit 50,000 miles, THROWN IT AWAY, bought another of the same, and repeated until you’d owned five Elises (all bought outright with NO trade-in) and driven each 50,000 miles, then chucked ‘em.
That’s why Tesla offers the option to add the prorated cost of the battery you’ll need in the future into your car payments. To lessen the sticker shock when the first battery goes kaput.
And oh by the way, Tesla owners can’t sue Tesla. There’s a clause in the sales contract stating you’ll agree to forego legal action against the company and submit to a court of arbitration. Which has STAY AWAY! written all over it.
“And oh by the way, Tesla owners can’t sue Tesla. There’s a clause in the sales contract stating you’ll agree to forego legal action against the company and submit to a court of arbitration. Which has STAY AWAY! written all over it.”
GM has had its problems with electric, but if I get an electric car, it will be from GM, Ford, or Hyundai/Kia. They know how to build cars, they will figure this out.
Tesla...IDK, they aren’t exactly “new” at this anymore.