https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-owners-bill-battery-damaged-ev- scotland-weather-2023-10
or https://v.gd/yIsSe4 Ouch. That price, $21k, seems a tad pricey. Regrettably the article is sorely lacking in detail. It doesn't even specify the Tesla model or the battery capacity. I could certainly be wrong but my guess is that Tesla sold the owner a new battery. Presumably there were no refurbs to be had. I can't find the source now but I recall reading - maybe in a web forum - that most EV manufacturers, at least in Europe, maintain a stock of refurb batteries for warranty service. They don't fit new ones because the warranty usually promises only to keep the capacity above some threshold, typically around 70% of original; also because the manufacturers are skinflints. One solution for the EV owner is leasing the battery, if not the car. When we bought our Zoe in 2020, Renault was still offering the car with a leased battery. They no longer are, AFAIK. In the end, we took the purchased battery option, but we debated going for the lease. Renault promised that if we leased, we'd never have less than 70% capacity. Also, the monthly cost would have been fairly low for our low KM/year usage. But there are non-lease alternatives. I haven't looked into this, but maybe someone else has: is manufacturer, dealer, or third-party EV battery insurance (extended warranty) available? It seems like it might be a viable business. Something like pay $A per month and the insurer guarantees that you'll have a battery of B% capacity for C years; or pay $X per month and if your battery falls below Y% capacity within Z years you'll get a new one. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = If economists wished to study the horse, they wouldn't go and look at horses. They'd sit in their studies and say to themselves, "What would I do if I were a horse?" -- Ely Devons = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
