So the price has been released $80K. Now what do we get for this warranty >wise.Yes - more questions than answers with EVs still.
A photo caption says
"All models get a three year or 100,000 km warranty, and a five year
or 160,000km 70% degradation warranty on the battery."
Leaving side the ambigity of 70% or 30% left at the end of 5 years and
assume it is 70% of the 71.4kWh when new. 2WD model has 516km range under >test conditions.
So at the end of 5 years this is 70% or 361km, a difference of 155km. Not an >inconsiderable distance on a road trip.
So at 5 years we kind of need to replace the battery. What cost is this?
Even if the battery last 10 years, that is $4,000/yr for the battery
assuming cost of battery half the cost of new car.
More to the point the warranty suggests that the battery only last 5 years, >so the 7 year figure we have been hearing about in the real world is looking >about right. $40,000/7= $5700 per year.
Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
So the price has been released $80K. Now what do we get for this warranty >>wise.Yes - more questions than answers with EVs still.
A photo caption says
"All models get a three year or 100,000 km warranty, and a five year
or 160,000km 70% degradation warranty on the battery."
Leaving side the ambigity of 70% or 30% left at the end of 5 years and >>assume it is 70% of the 71.4kWh when new. 2WD model has 516km range under >>test conditions.
So at the end of 5 years this is 70% or 361km, a difference of 155km. Not an >>inconsiderable distance on a road trip.
So at 5 years we kind of need to replace the battery. What cost is this?
Even if the battery last 10 years, that is $4,000/yr for the battery >>assuming cost of battery half the cost of new car.
More to the point the warranty suggests that the battery only last 5 years, >>so the 7 year figure we have been hearing about in the real world is looking >>about right. $40,000/7= $5700 per year.
So the price has been released $80K. Now what do we get for this warranty >wise.
A photo caption says
"All models get a three year or 100,000 km warranty, and a five year
or 160,000km 70% degradation warranty on the battery."
Leaving side the ambigity of 70% or 30% left at the end of 5 years and
assume it is 70% of the 71.4kWh when new. 2WD model has 516km range under >test conditions.
So at the end of 5 years this is 70% or 361km, a difference of 155km. Not an >inconsiderable distance on a road trip.
So at 5 years we kind of need to replace the battery. What cost is this?
Even if the battery last 10 years, that is $4,000/yr for the battery
assuming cost of battery half the cost of new car.
More to the point the warranty suggests that the battery only last 5 years, >so the 7 year figure we have been hearing about in the real world is looking >about right. $40,000/7= $5700 per year.
On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 05:22:18 -0000 (UTC), TonyA little homily, where did you borrow that from?
<lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
So the price has been released $80K. Now what do we get for this warranty >>>wise.Yes - more questions than answers with EVs still.
A photo caption says
"All models get a three year or 100,000 km warranty, and a five year
or 160,000km 70% degradation warranty on the battery."
Leaving side the ambigity of 70% or 30% left at the end of 5 years and >>>assume it is 70% of the 71.4kWh when new. 2WD model has 516km range under >>>test conditions.
So at the end of 5 years this is 70% or 361km, a difference of 155km. Not an >>>inconsiderable distance on a road trip.
So at 5 years we kind of need to replace the battery. What cost is this?
Even if the battery last 10 years, that is $4,000/yr for the battery >>>assuming cost of battery half the cost of new car.
More to the point the warranty suggests that the battery only last 5 years, >>>so the 7 year figure we have been hearing about in the real world is looking >>>about right. $40,000/7= $5700 per year.
Absolutely - but life is like that.
What will the price of petrol beA question as profound as the homily, perhaps you could ask a 5 year old for a question to pose here - it will be better than that one.
in two years time, Tony?
Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:You do so often seem to find yourself with a lot of questions and no
On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 05:22:18 -0000 (UTC), TonyA little homily, where did you borrow that from?
<lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
So the price has been released $80K. Now what do we get for this warranty >>>>wise.Yes - more questions than answers with EVs still.
A photo caption says
"All models get a three year or 100,000 km warranty, and a five year
or 160,000km 70% degradation warranty on the battery."
Leaving side the ambigity of 70% or 30% left at the end of 5 years and >>>>assume it is 70% of the 71.4kWh when new. 2WD model has 516km range under >>>>test conditions.
So at the end of 5 years this is 70% or 361km, a difference of 155km. Not an
inconsiderable distance on a road trip.
So at 5 years we kind of need to replace the battery. What cost is this? >>>>
Even if the battery last 10 years, that is $4,000/yr for the battery >>>>assuming cost of battery half the cost of new car.
More to the point the warranty suggests that the battery only last 5 years, >>>>so the 7 year figure we have been hearing about in the real world is looking
about right. $40,000/7= $5700 per year.
Absolutely - but life is like that.
What will the price of petrol beA question as profound as the homily, perhaps you could ask a 5 year old for a >question to pose here - it will be better than that one.
in two years time, Tony?
On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 07:01:32 -0000 (UTC), TonyOnly when posed to you. Otherwise I am fine, thank you for your unsupported opinion - always welcome.
<lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
Rich80105 <Rich80105@hotmail.com> wrote:You do so often seem to find yourself with a lot of questions and no
On Fri, 3 Nov 2023 05:22:18 -0000 (UTC), TonyA little homily, where did you borrow that from?
<lizandtony@orcon.net.nz> wrote:
Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> wrote:
So the price has been released $80K. Now what do we get for this warranty >>>>>wise.Yes - more questions than answers with EVs still.
A photo caption says
"All models get a three year or 100,000 km warranty, and a five year
or 160,000km 70% degradation warranty on the battery."
Leaving side the ambigity of 70% or 30% left at the end of 5 years and >>>>>assume it is 70% of the 71.4kWh when new. 2WD model has 516km range under >>>>>test conditions.
So at the end of 5 years this is 70% or 361km, a difference of 155km. Not >>>>>an
inconsiderable distance on a road trip.
So at 5 years we kind of need to replace the battery. What cost is this? >>>>>
Even if the battery last 10 years, that is $4,000/yr for the battery >>>>>assuming cost of battery half the cost of new car.
More to the point the warranty suggests that the battery only last 5 years,
so the 7 year figure we have been hearing about in the real world is >>>>>looking
about right. $40,000/7= $5700 per year.
Absolutely - but life is like that.
What will the price of petrol beA question as profound as the homily, perhaps you could ask a 5 year old for >>a
in two years time, Tony?
question to pose here - it will be better than that one.
answers, Tony
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