Thank you for sharing the information.
kadashika

Quote from: anan on June 26, 2024, 09:39:32I would like to see statistics on how many batteries are replaced over the 8 year warranty period. People can live with a shorter range on a second hand EV. But the possibility that at any given time the battery could give up the ghost and the part costs more than the remaining value of the car is the big turnoff.

As mentioned, they are far more reliable. That said, I will note since EV batteries have 8-10 years warranty, past 10 years even for most ICE cars, an engine replacement would cost more than the value of the vehicle

If anything, you'd be safer with an EV than an ICE car because 8-10 year warranty on drivetrains is much better than the 3-5 years warranty on ICE drivetrains

Someone who is really worried can always get 2nd hand warranty past the 8 year mark.

Going by publicly shared warranty claim data across the automotive industry most manufacturers spend about 2.5% of their vehicle sales revenue on warranty claims. For Tesla that amount is currently 1%. If we assume a worst case scenario that 100% of their warranty claims are for new batteries then they're still vastly more reliable than their combustion engine counterparts. Adding to that how expensive a new engine and/or transmission is in many combustion engines cars(a transmission replacement under warranty for my Infiniti Q50 was $17k on the statement the dealer sent to Infiniti) then it might make more sense for your statement to have been "the possibility that at any given time the engine or transmission could give up the ghost and the part costs more than the remaining value of the car is the big turnoff."

I would like to see statistics on how many batteries are replaced over the 8 year warranty period. People can live with a shorter range on a second hand EV. But the possibility that at any given time the battery could give up the ghost and the part costs more than the remaining value of the car is the big turnoff.