Posted on 12/28/2021 4:15:46 PM PST by texas booster
The tried-and-true gasoline engine has been around for a long time, and it likely will hang around for a long time. In the past half-century alone, automakers have seemingly turned reliability into a science, building million-mile cars with relative ease. With the popularization of electric cars on the rise, however, a new dawn of mileage records and durability might soon be on the horizon.
With Tesla being the most popular EV-only brand in the world right now, it's only natural to hear about some high-mileage Teslas popping up out there. But what does one actually look like up close and personal? One YouTuber's got answers for us: Braden Carlson.
Carlson recently got his hands on a friend's 2015 Tesla Model S 70D. The black-on-black electric sedan was recently purchased from its original owner who used the car for Uber service since it was brand new. During the past six years, the Tesla racked up a rather astonishing 424,302 miles—that's around 71,000 miles per year—and it's still going strong.
The only major piece of service that the Model S has undergone, according to Carlson, was a battery replacement. The Tesla previously received a new battery under warranty at around 250,000 miles, meaning that the car now has 180,000 on its current battery pack. Since its pack replacement, the car's original range of 240 miles has dropped to between 180 and 200 miles on a full charge, meaning a loss of as much as 25 percent.
All of the car's other major components seem to be in good shape, which is fairly impressive for a car with its odometer reading. Carlson says that all of the car's electronics still work too, except for the driver's side rear window actuator.
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Coil Packs have been my pet peeve for a couple of decades now.
“… I drove EV’s for over 6 years. Sure, there’s some kinks that need to be worked out and they are not for everybody - especially those with anxiety issues.
That said, if they can come up with one that gets over 500 miles per full charge (give it 2 or 3 years) it’ll be worth it.
Getting infrastructure installed around the world will take time too….”
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I have ZERO problem with anyone who wants to “go electric” with their vehicle(s) or who wants to get in a related business. We should NOT have subsidies for buying those vehicles and we should not have taxpayers on the hook for building out charging locations.
When gasoline powered vehicles were first beginning to sell in numbers, the government didn’t add incentives to buyers and they sure didn’t use public funds to build nationwide gasoline sales infrastructure… private enterprise met that need. In the same fashion private enterprise should build up infrastructure WHERE IT IS ECONOMICALLY COMPETITIVE. Don’t ask others to subsidize your transportation preferences.
What analysis? Did they not say everything else, “Seemed” okay?
HONDA CIVIC 2006-2007 1.8 ENGINE R18A1
3K
Got 350K out of a 1963 Volvo 544. Still running when I got rid of it, just tired of dealing with rusted out floor boards and inability to find parts. I was reduced to using a rag on a stick because the wipers went out.
Brand new Ford 5.4 liter
https://www.powertrainproducts.net/FORD-5-4-V8-ENGINE-04-06-F150-NAVIGATOR-EXPEDITION-p/1579.htm
New.... $3,299.00
Well, actually $3,283, and you have to pay someone to install it for you. You probably ought to spring for the recommended engine install kit (belts, hoses, etc.) for another $399 while you have the engine out.
I only owned one Honda, a 1986 Civic hatchback. It needed a new head ($400 in 1997), and after I had it installed the block itself lost massive compression and power. Never again.
OK, so ya spend 4k on a brand new engine that gets ya another 180,000++ miles...
Is that not better than spending $23,000 for some batterers to run your electrical appliance?
Batteries too!☺
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These are simply Lies.
Just like Windmills and Solar - they said they would pay themselves off in 10 yrs - the actual records are nothing remotely like that - and Windmills chop up birds 24 hrs a day.
On the very best cars, you would have axle issues at that mileage.
This is a PR campaign, nothing more.
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Someone ought to do a “Gumball Ralley” using only electric powered cars. I wonder how many weeks it will take to complete the trip from NYC to LA?
Some folks need to consider getting stuck in traffic, in a blizzard for several hours running the electric heater in their battery powered car.
Think about thousands of cars stuck in freezing temperatures with DEAD BATTERIES. Whatcha gonna do when the heater stops working?
Well, in the case of my awful Honda, I also had to spend money on a clutch and other gear. By the time I was done, I put $2,000 into a car that always ran like crap and couldn’t get even $200 for it used.
Depending on the car, engines can run all over the place, but catalytic converters, torsion bars, rear differentials, transmissions, hard to reach water pumps (mid 90s LT1 GM cars), motor mounts, and sometimes unexpectedly hard to find or expensive parts (GM LT1 optical distributor cap), have you putting in more than you expect. Up north, the big limiter is body rot. Now that I am in Phoenix, I do NOT expect that to be an issue.
So it's about ready for new batteries again for $20k or so?
Pretty damn impressive
Wait till the electrical power crisis when government succeeds in putting about 80+ million of these energy sucking electrical appliances on the roads.
2 things will happen, the cost of charging your electrical appliance will sky rocket, and they’ll have to implement wide spread charging/electricity rationing.
oh. And how much was that battery replacement? And where does this guy live? I bet he doesn’t live in Detroit or anywhere where the climate is unfavorable 8 months out of the year.
Bottom line: the cheapest estimate for an out-of-pocket, uncomplicated battery replacement on the Model S should run at about $12,000-$13,000 for the battery, $100-200 for miscellaneous parts, and $500-600 for labor. This puts the grand total at around $13,000-14,000.
Did Tesla give him a brand new battery or a “refurbished” one? I’m betting on the latter.
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