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  • Stochastic@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    But there’s very low likelihood that a battery will need replacing within the first 20 years.

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      1 year ago

      @Stochastic

      Tesla warranties their batteries for eight years or 100,000 to 150,000 miles, depending on the model – and calculates that their vehicles get scrapped after approximately 200,000 miles of usage in the U.S. and roughly 150,000 miles in Europe.

      It costs approx $20k to replace out of warranty batteries for a Tesla.

      Your 20 yr mark is optimistic at best, especially in places like Canada where our weather ranges are currently -40C to +40C.