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<blockquote data-quote="Matts00GT" data-source="post: 16945203" data-attributes="member: 34685"><p>That's not how much a replacement battery pack costs nor is replacing the battery pack a real concern. There are a multitude of Teslas with 150k+ miles. The estimated life is 300-500k miles. </p><p></p><p>How much does it cost to replace a GT500 motor and transmission? A hellcat? An M3/m4? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The mobile charger is $250 with tax/shipping and it costs roughly $90 to install a nema 14-50 outlet next to my panel. The wall connector (hardwire option) is 450 but costs less in materials to install as you do not need the outlet/box/faceplate. Yes, thats DIYing the install. </p><p></p><p>The efficiency of an ICE is roughly 40%. The rest is lost to heat and friction throughout the combustion cycle. And you're right, I didn't buy it for fuel efficiency--it's simply an added bonus. </p><p></p><p>An ICE car is better for a road trip due to the number of refueling options and time it takes to refuel vs charging. No argument there. </p><p></p><p>However, plenty of people have done road trips in Teslas. It'd be a much harder journey with vehicles that do not have access to Tesla's supercharger system. </p><p></p><p>But even on a 500 mile road trip, I'd have to stop once to recharge. Anything over that and I'm likely flying anyways.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matts00GT, post: 16945203, member: 34685"] That's not how much a replacement battery pack costs nor is replacing the battery pack a real concern. There are a multitude of Teslas with 150k+ miles. The estimated life is 300-500k miles. How much does it cost to replace a GT500 motor and transmission? A hellcat? An M3/m4? The mobile charger is $250 with tax/shipping and it costs roughly $90 to install a nema 14-50 outlet next to my panel. The wall connector (hardwire option) is 450 but costs less in materials to install as you do not need the outlet/box/faceplate. Yes, thats DIYing the install. The efficiency of an ICE is roughly 40%. The rest is lost to heat and friction throughout the combustion cycle. And you're right, I didn't buy it for fuel efficiency--it's simply an added bonus. An ICE car is better for a road trip due to the number of refueling options and time it takes to refuel vs charging. No argument there. However, plenty of people have done road trips in Teslas. It'd be a much harder journey with vehicles that do not have access to Tesla's supercharger system. But even on a 500 mile road trip, I'd have to stop once to recharge. Anything over that and I'm likely flying anyways. [/QUOTE]
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