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 are nonetheless utilizing their unique 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 properly — once more, on their unique batteries.

One of many anti-EV crowd’s falsehoods they proclaim is that EV batteries simply die after a few years and the fee to interchange is $60,000. Firstly, EV batteries usually 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 substitute could be coated. It will not and couldn’t price $60,000 — the substitute could be finished by Tesla as a result of they guarantee that automobile. Moreover, a man I interviewed in 2019 about his Mannequin S with over 220,000 miles, David Hoffman, made a very good level not too long ago once 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 automobile that isn’t underneath guarantee, it’s not needed to purchase a model new battery to put in. There are generally gently used batteries out there to make the most of as a substitute 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 just a little over 400,000 miles.

The proprietor usually drives 500–600 kilometers a day. He additionally mentioned he is ready to cost totally free at house, with out having a house solar energy system.

Curiously, he mentioned his high-mileage Mannequin S was charged with quick charging every day. Some individuals suppose EV batteries shouldn’t be charged ceaselessly 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 truly was questioning why there wasn’t any when the automobile 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 12 months previous Mannequin S. Nonetheless has 90% of the unique SOC. My spouse and I plan on retaining one other 10 years!”

“I really don’t suppose persons are understanding how vital that is. Going 410,000 miles on the unique battery that was always being quick charged. That just about actually means it is best to count on no less than half 1,000,000 miles from a more moderen mannequin Tesla. Particularly if you happen to don’t quick cost on a regular basis.”

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

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

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An necessary level about EV batteries is that they’re progressively bettering. So, it’s attainable for a model new Tesla at this time that its battery might 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 attainable that somebody who buys a 2024 Mannequin S at this time may be capable to drive it even additional than 400,000 miles on one battery.

Lastly, there’s a false notion that you just may 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, resembling flecks of soot, can permeate the bloodstream, resulting in stroke, coronary heart assault, and modifications in blood stress and levels of cholesterol.

“Docs and researchers are nonetheless studying how far the results lengthen. Publicity to high quality particulates throughout being pregnant seems to boost the danger of untimely start, maternal and fetal loss of life, and, in kids, autism. Research recommend that PM 2.5 can hinder kids’s neurological improvement, contribute to kind 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 inside 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 relatively excessive for the lifetime of that gasmobile, and the fee to society may even be larger. Shopping for all that gas additionally helps fossil gas firms which have finished plenty of harm to the planet and human well being.