Most EV owners in South Africa won't need to replace their cars' batteries over their lifetimes

This is the concept of the Model S shown 3 years earlier.

You can see the similar styling traits but it's clearly not a production Model S which came on steam in June 2012.
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This is how business tactics works.
 
The batteries will outlast the useful lives of the cars because the cars will become white elephants when load shedding returns.

(How can you ethically be driving an electric car when there is a shortage again !!)
 
batteries wear out, simple physics,
one needs to consider the range decreasing as the car gets old,

also dont forget the way that its designed to only allow a certian percentage of the battery to be used
due to them wanting to preserve the controller and charging speed .

its a given you will have to change batteries, only question is when.
 
nicroets said:
(How can you ethically be driving an electric car when there is a shortage again !!)
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I feel the same about people who use electricity for cooking, heaters, geysers, and toasters.
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
batteries wear out, simple physics,
one needs to consider the range decreasing as the car gets old,

also dont forget the way that its designed to only allow a certian percentage of the battery to be used
due to them wanting to preserve the controller and charging speed .

its a given you will have to change batteries, only question is when.
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You'll have to change out your ICE engine eventually as well.
 
nicroets said:
The batteries will outlast the useful lives of the cars because the cars will become white elephants when load shedding returns.

(How can you ethically be driving an electric car when there is a shortage again !!)
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Charge it with your home solar, win/win.
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
batteries wear out, simple physics,
one needs to consider the range decreasing as the car gets old,

also dont forget the way that its designed to only allow a certian percentage of the battery to be used
due to them wanting to preserve the controller and charging speed .

its a given you will have to change batteries, only question is when.
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The 18650 Li-ion cells Tesla uses are outrageously reliable and long lived, they are near indestructible and will easily keep chugging on for a good 15-20yrs albeit with less range but still perfectly useable. The new 2170 cells they are making will be even better.
 
3WA said:
I feel the same about people who use electricity for cooking, heaters, geysers, and toasters.
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People cannot switch to gas stoves or gas geysers for various reasons like capital layout or building regulations.

But there's a cheap alternative to electric cars.
 
My SIL's boyfriends i3 is still on it's original battery pack at around 80% useable storage of the original. The i3 is over 10 years old now and still going strong, I am keen to drive it some time and then drive my FIL's Volvo XC40 when it arrives.
 
nicroets said:
People cannot switch to gas stoves or gas geysers for various reasons like capital layout or building regulations.

But there's a cheap alternative to electric cars.
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They'll switch if we moer them.
 
3WA said:
They'll switch if we moer them.
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