DeadNinja@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoTesla owners fuming as they get £17,000 bill to fix car after 'driving in rain'www.mirror.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square294fedilinkarrow-up1617arrow-down193cross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
arrow-up1524arrow-down1external-linkTesla owners fuming as they get £17,000 bill to fix car after 'driving in rain'www.mirror.co.ukDeadNinja@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square294fedilinkcross-posted to: mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months ago Explain to me how a car with a $20,000 battery can ever avoid a repair job of $20,000 once the battery dies? It is quite easy. A battery like that lasts longer than the car. It may not have done in the past, but it does do so today. And if it breaks before then, you only need to replace a single cell to fix it. Afterwards, you can just recycle and reuse those exotic metals used in its construction, so it doesn’t require more pollution to create.
minus-squareHypx@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·11 months agoMuch of that is wishful thinking. All batteries will die, and the repair cost will be insane. Not to mention it all applies to FCEVs and at a much lower cost and lower resource base.
It is quite easy.
A battery like that lasts longer than the car. It may not have done in the past, but it does do so today.
And if it breaks before then, you only need to replace a single cell to fix it.
Afterwards, you can just recycle and reuse those exotic metals used in its construction, so it doesn’t require more pollution to create.
Much of that is wishful thinking. All batteries will die, and the repair cost will be insane. Not to mention it all applies to FCEVs and at a much lower cost and lower resource base.