A big fear for Tesla homeowners in the long run is whether the battery will need to be replaced.
Replacing Tesla batteries can cost more than $20,000, Tesla homeowners reported. When a Canadian Tesla owner’s battery failed in 2023, the company told him it would charge him $26,000 to upgrade it. Another homeowner in Scotland won a bill worth US$21,000 to upgrade the battery in his Tesla after it broke in the rain.
Batteries degrade at different rates depending on a number of factors, such as how the EV was charged, the type of environment in which it was driven, etc. Sandy Munro, an automotive expert, has told Business Insider in the past that Tesla’s batteries break smoothly and are difficult. fix or even evaluate. Munro even said that the Tesla Model Y’s battery “in no way could be repaired” after a collision.
In 2019, Elon Musk said he would charge between $5,000 and $7,000 to upgrade a Tesla battery module; However, Tesla homeowners who have been quoted or charged for the battery upgrade cite much higher charges.
In a 2021 Tesla impact report, it is stated that the company’s batteries are designed to outlast the vehicle.
“We estimate that a vehicle is scrapped after approximately 200,000 miles of use in the United States and approximately 150,000 miles in Europe,” the report states. According to Tesla’s 2022 Impact Report, Tesla Model, the company did have data for the Model 3.
Tesla’s batteries are covered by a warranty. Models have slightly different warranties, but they’re generally covered for eight years or between 100,000-150,000 miles, whichever comes first.
In 2020, Tesla introduced a new kind of battery design known as the 4680 battery pack. The pack can store five times the energy of previous generations thanks to its more dense design and improved chemistry, Tesla says. They’re also much cheaper to produce, Musk has said.
Starting in 2023, the 4680 pack will be produced in Fremont, California, and will be available in select Model Y cars made in Texas, where Tesla is headquartered and where the company also plans to produce the packs. Batteries will also be produced. in Nevada, Musk said in May 2023.
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