This is terribly misleading coverage. You can absolutely replace an EV battery pack. And Tesla does it frequently. The grain of truth behind this false assertion is this: Tesla will replace the entire battery pack during its 8-year warrantee. AFTER those 8 years, Tesla will not service the packs, and their service centers will instead recommend replacing the pack, which can cost up to $20,000. Most insurers are contractually obligated to use manufacturer-approved service centers, so if the value of car is less than $20,000, the car may be considered “totaled.”
HOWEVER, there ABSOLUTELY are ways that a Tesla driver can have his battery pack repaired for FAR, FAR less.
So this is strange and expensive. While it’s true that it kinda sucks, why would Tesla do this? Well, any time a Tesla catches fire, it makes global headlines. Maybe rebuilding a damaged battery pack can lead to unsafe conditions; maybe it won’t. It hasn’t been demonstrated that it does, but Tesla isn’t willing to risk their reputation based on local service centers’ repair skills.
“This is terribly misleading coverage. You can absolutely replace an EV battery pack. And Tesla does it frequently. The grain of truth behind this false assertion is this: Tesla will replace the entire battery pack during its 8-year warrantee. AFTER those 8 years, Tesla will not service the packs, and their service centers will instead recommend replacing the pack, which can cost up to $20,000. Most insurers are contractually obligated to use manufacturer-approved service centers, so if the value of car is less than $20,000, the car may be considered “totaled.”
Thanks for citing facts. A lot of stories are posted on FR just to generate outrage. When Trump talked about the Wuhan Virus escaping, Libtards automatically went in the other direction regardless of the truth. Same happens on here with EVs. Because the Enviro-Nazis like EVs , a lot of Freepers pop up and talk a bunch of nonsense about them being useless.
So what happens ten years down the road with all of these EV “Junkers” that cannot be resold?
That is not very good advertising for Tesla. Joking aside, it makes sense that they wouldn't want unknown third parties making battery warranty repairs. If they have to replace a bad battery under warranty, they do it with a factory refurbished battery.
This is true of all EV's sold in California. There is a law that all manufacturers must replace the battery pack in an 8-year period, if it fails to provide power within a certain range.