And at about 6 years the batteries will need to be replaced. At a cost of around $30k last time I checked. For many electric cars the cost of replacing the batteries is more than the car is worth at that point.
What makes you think the batteries need to be replaced in 6 years? Tesla gives a warranty on the their batteries for 8 years, and they would be warrantying batteries for 8 years if they expected them to die in 6. So that just doesn't make any sense.
At current estimated prices, the cost for a new 75-82kWh battery pack on the Model Y/Model 3 comes in at about $10,000-$12,000 not anywhere close to $30,000. I don't where you guys are getting your information from.
Sure the batteries can go bad after 8 years when warranty is up, and then you could be stuck with a high bill, but it's a low chance, and Tesla batteries can and will last far longer than 8 years on average. Their drivetrain on Tesla's is expected to last for somewhere between 250k - 450k miles. Gas cars can't do that without thousands in expensive repairs. So yes maybe after 150,000 miles, and 10 years of owning a Tesla you may have to replace the battery for 12k, but if you owned an expensive Audi, or BMW or something similar the cost of maintenance fee's, water pumps, timing belts, oil changes and gas would exceed that 12k for a new battery anyway.
Would those numbers be accurate for a few years ago? I suppose it's possible people are just rattling off "old" information, not realizing how fast this stuff is advancing.
And at about 6 years the batteries will need to be replaced. At a cost of around $30k last time I checked. For many electric cars the cost of replacing the batteries is more than the car is worth at that point.
What makes you think the batteries need to be replaced in 6 years? Tesla gives a warranty on the their batteries for 8 years, and they would be warrantying batteries for 8 years if they expected them to die in 6. So that just doesn't make any sense.
At current estimated prices, the cost for a new 75-82kWh battery pack on the Model Y/Model 3 comes in at about $10,000-$12,000 not anywhere close to $30,000. I don't where you guys are getting your information from.
Sure the batteries can go bad after 8 years when warranty is up, and then you could be stuck with a high bill, but it's a low chance, and Tesla batteries can and will last far longer than 8 years on average. Their drivetrain on Tesla's is expected to last for somewhere between 250k - 450k miles. Gas cars can't do that without thousands in expensive repairs. So yes maybe after 150,000 miles, and 10 years of owning a Tesla you may have to replace the battery for 12k, but if you owned an expensive Audi, or BMW or something similar the cost of maintenance fee's, water pumps, timing belts, oil changes and gas would exceed that 12k for a new battery anyway.
Would those numbers be accurate for a few years ago? I suppose it's possible people are just rattling off "old" information, not realizing how fast this stuff is advancing.