[GoneIn4Secs]

Originally Posted by giphlag

The average lifetime of an EV battery is 200,000 miles. Tesla claims 300,000 to 500,000 miles. There is a Tesla being driven in Germany that now has 950,000+ miles and still on its original battery.

How many people in this country take their cars to that kind of milage? If anything, you're actually better off buying a 150k mile used EV and enjoy it for another 150k miles. A similar ICE would cost thousands of dollars of maintenance to keep it running.

Ok, but how is the degradation of charge on that 950k mile battery?

What's the range? Does it still drive as long with a full charge as it did when new?

[Blue Angel]

Going mass-market in a tech-heavy trending direction is going to cost them. This is what happens when increasing market share and shareholder wealth are more important than actually making a good product.

Sharp looking, sharp handling, well-balanced drivers cars are what built the brand. If that is no longer the focus they will become just another tech appliance cluttering up the roads.