Here's what happens when your Tesla Roadster (or any EV) reaches the end of battery life
Recycled EV batteries are finding new life in Battery banks around the world. They work just FINE in massive City/Town/Corporate Battery towers charged by Solar & other alternate charging methods. Biden's Infrastructure bill has massive funding for building, maintaining & recycling EV batteries to help offset replacement costs. The $32k replacement cost is a bit dated, but anybody buying a Tesla nowadays is an idiot. There are much better choices out there now. Nissan Leaf S battery pack replacement is $4k.. Buggy Whips makers said the same Chicken Little Sky is falling warning when the 1st cars came out too. EV tech is in its infancy, & costs will only go lower as the industry & infrastructure grow with it.
In Europe recently, a FULLY LOADED 18 Wheeler just completed a 500 mile delivery run on ONE CHARGE. Hardly a limited-application vehicle. Washington State is now retrofitting THREE Jumbo Super Ferries to Hybrid Electric, which also can charge their batteries while in operation & can be completely charged within 8 hours for the next days run. EACH FERRY will SAVE the State $32 million in fuel costs over the next 4 years.
Dead EV batteries turn to gold with US incentives
EV Battery Replacement Cost (2023) | ConsumerAffairs®
Recycled EV batteries are finding new life in Battery banks around the world. They work just FINE in massive City/Town/Corporate Battery towers charged by Solar & other alternate charging methods. Biden's Infrastructure bill has massive funding for building, maintaining & recycling EV batteries to help offset replacement costs. The $32k replacement cost is a bit dated, but anybody buying a Tesla nowadays is an idiot. There are much better choices out there now. Nissan Leaf S battery pack replacement is $4k.. Buggy Whips makers said the same Chicken Little Sky is falling warning when the 1st cars came out too. EV tech is in its infancy, & costs will only go lower as the industry & infrastructure grow with it.
In Europe recently, a FULLY LOADED 18 Wheeler just completed a 500 mile delivery run on ONE CHARGE. Hardly a limited-application vehicle. Washington State is now retrofitting THREE Jumbo Super Ferries to Hybrid Electric, which also can charge their batteries while in operation & can be completely charged within 8 hours for the next days run. EACH FERRY will SAVE the State $32 million in fuel costs over the next 4 years.
Dead EV batteries turn to gold with US incentives
EV Battery Replacement Cost (2023) | ConsumerAffairs®