[maggief]

Heard this on Rush the other day.

https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/10/10/libs-killed-california-and-they-blame-trump/

Did you see where some Tesla driver the other day found out what a replacement battery for his car is gonna cost him? Thirty-three thousand dollars, $33,000 for a new battery in his Tesla. Well, what do you expect? The battery is essentially the engine, so what the hell do you think it’s gonna be? And how long do these things last?

You know, in two years your iPhone battery is gonna drop 20, 25% of it’s effectiveness. It happens with lithium ion batteries. They don’t last forever. You’ve got to replace them. And then when you replace, you just can’t drop it down in skid row or some toxic dump. You gotta be very careful ’cause that battery could do more damage ecologically, pollution-wise than all the plastic straws in Beijing.

Thirty-three thousand dollars. I don’t care what your combustible engine repairs would be, it’s never gonna be 33 grand. In fact, if you drive a traditional car, burns gasoline and internal combustion engine, your engine breaks, get a new car. Screw it. Nobody goes out and gets a brand-new engine. You ever heard of that? Doesn’t happen. But in one of these electric vehicles, you gotta go out and get a new battery. Every battery’s only got so many charge cycles in them before they start deteriorating. They never tell you that.

[bray]

The battery really drops if you need to heat the car. I kidded the guy he should drive his F 150 to the meeting.

[rodguy911]

Heres a gas car i would love to drive: 304 mph Bughatti good as it gets"

[rodguy911]

Are they any cheaper at Wal Mart?CAn I get a student discount?

[Kickass Conservative]

A Tesla S Model has an eight year, unlimited mile warranty on its Battery Pack and Electric Motors.

They can also refurbish the Battery Pack rather than replace with a new one for a much lower cost.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Nobody goes out and gets a brand-new engine. You ever heard of that?

Yes.

Doesn’t happen.

Then why do they sell them?

[mad_as_he$$]

I have put lot’s of new engines into vehicles. Yes new factory engines. Tesla batteries not so much.

[spokeshave]

Every battery’s only got so many charge cycles in them before they start deteriorating. They never tell you that.

I just passed 250,000 miles in my 2014 Prius hybrid....main battery seems to be working OK

Anyone know how many miles a Prius can go without replacing the main battery.

One problem I found is that my goat skin seat covers sheds hairs and clogs up the air filter leading to the battery air cooling inlet.