Current Events > Man blows up his Tesla rather than paying $22K to repair it

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2015 Model S, to replace the battery.
Video in link.

Ei jny yhytn jljelle!

Video says 2013.

1337toothbrush posted...

Video says 2013.

I got confused on that because I thought they said 2015 then I did hear 2013 the second time they mentioned the year.

@CableZL

How long is the battery supposed to last?

Kind of reminds me of that one episode of Mythbusters where they filled a cement truck with explosives and blew it the fuck up, and Adam picked up a random piece of the remaining debris and said "Well there's your problem!"

Cocytus posted...

@CableZL

How long is the battery supposed to last?

They're rated for 500,000 miles. You'll see some degradation over time, though.

Warranty:

Battery and Drive Unit Limited Warranty
The Battery and Drive Unit in your vehicle are covered for a period of:
Model S
Model X

• 8 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period.

Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive

• 8 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period.

Model 3 Long Range
Model 3 Performance
Model Y Long Range
Model Y Performance

• 8 years or 120,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period.

CableZL posted...

They're rated for 500,000 miles. You'll see some degradation over time, though.

Warranty:

Battery and Drive Unit Limited Warranty
The Battery and Drive Unit in your vehicle are covered for a period of:
Model S
Model X
* 8 years or 150,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period.

Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive
* 8 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period.

Model 3 Long Range
Model 3 Performance
Model Y Long Range
Model Y Performance
* 8 years or 120,000 miles, whichever comes first, with minimum 70% retention of Battery capacity over the warranty period.

Thanks. Seems a little low though, imho. Like, why not 10?

Thompson posted...

Ei jny yhytn jljelle!

Hehehe

RIP Man blows up Tesla shot down $97 in value.

Cocytus posted...

Thanks. Seems a little low though, imho. Like, why not 10?

Not sure. I've seen another story similar to this where Tesla wanted someone to pay $20k to replace the whole battery. I think it was Rich Rebuilds who was able to figure out which cells within the battery pack were actually defective and just replaced those for a much lower cost.

If I end up in that kinda situation, I'm not sure if I would replace the battery for $20k and just finance, ask for Rich Rebuilds' help, it or just get a new one entirely. The technology would have advanced quite a bit by that time. They've already refreshed the Model S since I bought mine and there are newer features that I can't get through software updates since my car doesn't have some of the newer hardware.

CableZL posted...

They've already refreshed the Model S

The plaid?

Cocytus posted...

The plaid?

The 2021 models in general are refreshed.

• They added a 3rd display in the back for people sitting in the back seats on the S and X
• The cameras around the car now have a 16:9 (I think) ratio instead of 4:3 and I think they do 1080P instead of 720P
• Yoke steering wheel (I would need to try this out to see if I love/like/can tolerate/hate it)
• Ventilated front seats (I think this allows for cooled seats as well as heating. Mine only does heated seats)
• Wireless controller capability for gaming(Mine has to have the controllers plugged into one of the USB ports)
• I think the USB port for sentry mode / Teslacam has been moved from the center console to the glovebox
• External speaker to make the car emit a sound to warn pedestrians, which also allows for custom pedestrian warning sounds as well as the ability to use that as a kind of loudspeaker

And probably some other things.

CableZL posted...

Yoke steering wheel (I would need to try this out to see if I love/like/can tolerate/hate it)

I hear it's terrible.

Cocytus posted...

I hear it's terrible.

I've heard some people hate it, I've heard others get used to it and have opinions ranging from It's OK to it's terrible. There are some things you gotta get used to with these kinda cars any way. I'd just have to try it for myself.