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Originally Posted by twitchyzero
are there used EVs with range worth a lick, worth buying?
I was reading once a cell dies the whole pack is toast, so do you get extended warranty?
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I think it goes back to what I said before. The idea of buying used (as in quite a bit older at a big discount. Anything relatively new, especially Tesla are sold near the price of new or over) EV doesn't make too much sense. At least for Tesla... and the reason is actually about battery replacement.
And maybe I'm the only one, but I see the complete battery replacement at 22k a plus. This is not an engine rebuild as in ICE, but a complete engine replacement if you are thinking from ICE perspective.
Yes, the drivetrain is old, but the way they are designed, they are really meant to last beyond what a battery pack or 2 can possibly last.
And the same way I use my iPhone X... everything was fine with the phone. It was just the battery, after years of abuse no longer hold the charge and I was constantly finding chargers. I replaced the battery, at Apple for godsake, and everything is like new and I think it's good to go for another 4-5yrs.
Tesla makes their cars almost identical. And yes there are some efficiency touches here and there. But if I didn't care for those, like a buddy of mine in Toronto, who has a 200k+ Model S. That's basically the new definition of "driving it to the ground". We'll just drive the heck out of it, and when the battery no longer gives us the range enough to cover our driving, I'd replace the battery and start from almost new again.
And not sure when it's going to come to an end for Model 3 as its platform is still relatively new. The constant software update makes the car feel different after every major update. The car now is totally different than when I picked it up back in 2019 and I expect it to continue for the next few years.