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Originally Posted by Junction65
From your link...
Will be interesting to keep up with that one and see how it plays out. The battery is out of warranty and losing capacity at a good rate. Can't deny he got the miles out of it but what happens in the end? Battery replacement on his dime? Sell the car and if so what is the value of a worn out Telsa 3 needing a battery?
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Correct, it is out of warranty. I guess it just becomes a financial exercise to see what makes more sense. But if you can get 300k miles out of the original battery and electric motors and still going I think you are ahead of the game. Maybe you can push a Toyota Corolla that far but you will need a lot more maintenance even on a cheap Corolla. Oil changes, tunes ups, trans/coolant flushes, differential, brake pads, fuel costs, etc.
The point here is that it illustrates how the simplicity of EVs lowers the TCO. In general, the battery and motor is going to outlast the current tech, suspension, etc.