My old beater is 22 years old now and still only needs the usual consumable and oil changes. After 22 years one would have already been forced to buy 3 EVs. And wait until everyone is charged a “recycling fee” that costs more than the batteries do.
Good times...
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Agree 1000%. 1984 Chevy C10, 1999 Chevy Express conversion van, 2001 Lincoln Town Car. Wife-mobile is a 2016 Toyota Corolla got when she retired....only car we ever bought “new” in 30+ years of marriage. The Corolla eats front struts if you live in a rural area and drive gravel/dirt roads regularly.
A bonus on EV’s: wait until they are banned from public parking garages due to structural damage(weigh too much) and risk of collapsing a garage.
>> After 22 years one would have already been forced to buy 3 EVs. And wait until everyone is charged a “recycling fee” that costs more than the batteries do. <<
Since each EV is GUARANTEED to last EIGHT years, that makes no sense at all.
It’s impossible to find out how many Teslas last 22 years because they’ve only been made for 16 years. But we do know that the average Tesla Roadster is 13 years old, and 61% are still in service. We also know that, as one should absolutely expect, Tesla reliability has improved over the years. The original Tesla Roadsters were “bleeding edge” technology that bled less than average.
Of course, some will claim that it’s not fair to base comparisons on a $100,000 car. OK. So the best data we have for Tesla Models S, X and Y comes from resale value. At this, Tesla is simply downright FANTASTIC. But again, SOME of this comes from the unmet demand for Teslas.
So the truth is we don’t really know how durable Teslas will prove to be, but the early indications are that they will be INCREDIBLY durable compared to regular cars.