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0 points_ea1k2y ago0 comments

That's already happening for Tesla 3 and Y. There are decent aftermarket batteries available, including smaller capacities for lower costs.

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asdff2y ago· 2 in thread

I've read it can cost over 10 thousand dollars to replace a battery in a model 3. That is a total nonstarter for the used market. Plenty of Teslas will probably just end up driven until the battery is totally shot then scrapped.

_ea1kOP2y ago

It is closer to $15k from Tesla :lol

But my comment was about third party options with lower range. $6-10k depending on the range selected, IIRC. For a car with high mileage already, that'd be a good way to turn it into a commuter.

In practice, I'm not seeing a significant difference between the way the 3 is being treated and the way similarly sized vehicles are treated.

asdff2y ago

You are buying the tesla for what like maybe $10k or so used lets say. Are you really going to pump $6-10k into a car that's only worth $10k? I mean people walk away from cars when they get a $2000 quote for a transmission.

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