zackmd1
Well-Known Member
It is not like the battery goes dead after 120k miles... Plenty of data from 8 year old 200k+ Model S units to suggest that their data is correct and the battery will last 300-500k. By last I mean have 75-80% original capacity remaining. So even still if that does not occur, it's not like the car dies but rather range is decreased and possibly power if the battery cannot provide peak voltage.Nope, 100 to 120k is all they are warrantied for. Not saying they won't last longer, obviously, but replacement is so cost prohibitive the car has no residual value left should the battery let go.
There is no industrial scale recycling of these batteries. The value of the recovered is far too low to break even. The EV industry has in effect brought us the disposable car and has no economic interest in addressing the AfterLife. The financials are great if you can ignore the full lifecycle costs!
Sponsored