Looking at a slightly used model 3 and wondering just how long batteries are actually lasting? What else is a big replacement item at the 300k km mark? What does the efficiency trend look like with that many kms on a used EV?

I’m going out on a limb, but a battery swap on any EV sounds about as expensive as a full engine swap.

  • dbmamazBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I stopped by a used EV lot 2 weeks ago. The sales guy (who spent almost an hour chatting with me) said he has a tester that gives him all sorts of info about the batteries, including what kind of charging its been using. he said the only batteries he’s seen with significant degradation have been air cooled - like the Leaf and the e-golf. So he wouldnt recommend those. that made me feel a lot more comfortable.