One other Tesla With Over 400,000 Miles On One Battery

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Per week in the past, I wrote an article a few man within the UK with two high-mileage Tesla Mannequin S sedans which might be nonetheless utilizing their authentic batteries. One has about 430,000 miles on its battery and the opposite has round 375,000 miles, additionally on one battery. They’re each nonetheless working as nicely — once more, on their authentic batteries.

One of many anti-EV crowd’s falsehoods they proclaim is that EV batteries simply die after a few years and the price to exchange is $60,000. Firstly, EV batteries sometimes don’t die after 2–3 years. Secondly, EVs have warranties. For instance, for the brand new Tesla Mannequin S battery pack, it’s: “8 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first.”

So, it’s fairly apparent if a Mannequin S underneath guarantee skilled a battery pack failure after 2-3 years, the battery alternative can be coated. It might not and couldn’t price $60,000 — the alternative can be completed by Tesla as a result of they guarantee that car. Moreover, a man I interviewed in 2019 about his Mannequin S with over 220,000 miles, David Hoffman, made level lately after I emailed him to learn the way lengthy his Mannequin S battery lasted. The reply is 269,000 miles. His level is that when a Tesla battery fails in an older car that isn’t underneath guarantee, it’s not crucial to purchase a model new battery to put in. There are typically gently used batteries out there to make the most of as a alternative at a decrease price than a model new battery.

If the “proof is within the pudding,” let’s check out an instance of one other Tesla with an enormous variety of miles. A number of months in the past, Totally Charged posted a video a few 2018 Tesla Mannequin S that has over 400,000 miles on one battery. At about 666,666 kilometers there was an error message. Tesla changed the battery, which was the unique and solely battery. It powered a Mannequin S for a little bit over 400,000 miles.

The proprietor typically drives 500–600 kilometers a day. He additionally stated he is ready to cost at no cost at house, with out having a house solar energy system.

Apparently, he stated his high-mileage Mannequin S was charged with quick charging day by day. Some folks suppose EV batteries shouldn’t be charged regularly utilizing quick charging as a result of doing so can degrade the batteries extra shortly

He was requested a query about service and he defined he really was questioning why there wasn’t any when the automotive had about 200,000 kilometers.

The brake pads have been solely modified at 460,000 kilometers — about 287,000 miles.

The person feedback echo the high-mileage proprietor’s expertise.

“I’ve ‘solely’ put 162,000 miles on my 10 yr previous Mannequin S. Nonetheless has 90% of the unique SOC. My spouse and I plan on conserving one other 10 years!”

“I actually don’t suppose individuals are understanding how vital that is. Going 410,000 miles on the unique battery that was consistently being quick charged. That nearly definitely means you must count on a minimum of half one million miles from a more recent mannequin Tesla. Particularly in case you don’t quick cost on a regular basis.”

“I had a mannequin s 85D that has 340,000 kilometers on its authentic battery and motors. Had 93% of its authentic vary. Superb battery.”

“In Canada in Guelph Ontario a Mannequin 3 proprietor has completed nicely now over 500,000km on authentic battery brakes motors. That is incredible although and love the quantity, some will take as an indication however 666,666 when error code appeared could be very cool.”

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An essential level about EV batteries is that they’re progressively enhancing. So, it’s doable for a model new Tesla at this time that its battery may last more than one made in 2016 or 2018.

The UK man with the 2 Mannequin S sedans which have a mean of 400,000 miles on them are from 2016. The one within the Totally Charged episode is from 2018.

It’s doable that somebody who buys a 2024 Mannequin S at this time would possibly have the ability to drive it even additional than 400,000 miles on one battery.

Lastly, there’s a false notion that you just would possibly see in feedback on EV articles. It goes one thing like this: “However my twenty-year-old Honda Civic has 260,000 miles.”

Nicely, that’s 260,000 miles and 20 years of spewing poisonous air air pollution that harms human well being and contributes to local weather change. Inside combustion engines emit extra than simply carbon emissions. Their exhaust has been linked to a mess of human well being issues and untimely deaths, “Particulates underneath 2.5 microns, or PM 2.5, reminiscent of flecks of soot, can permeate the bloodstream, resulting in stroke, coronary heart assault, and adjustments in blood stress and levels of cholesterol.

“Docs and researchers are nonetheless studying how far the consequences prolong. Publicity to nice particulates throughout being pregnant seems to lift the danger of untimely delivery, maternal and fetal loss of life, and, in kids, autism. Research counsel that PM 2.5 can hinder kids’s neurological growth, contribute to sort 2 diabetes, and velocity cognitive decline within the aged. Genetic and immunological underpinnings are nonetheless being unraveled.”

Doing that a lot harm is nothing for drivers of inner combustion engine automobiles to brag about once they level to the 200,000 miles on their fossil burners.

The price of all of the gas is reasonably excessive for the lifetime of that gasmobile, and the price to society would possibly even be higher. Shopping for all that gas additionally helps fossil gas corporations which have completed loads of harm to the planet and human well being.