http://www.pnj.com/usatoday/article/2116799 [image] Tesla owners get 'no-fault' battery warranty by James R. Healey Apr 26 2013
[image / David Dewhurst, Tesla http://www.gannett-cdn.com/media/USATODAY/GenericImages/2013/04/26/modelstesla-x-large.jpg Tesla Model S ] Tesla Motors says that if the battery pack fails in your sexy Model S electric sedan for any reason except deliberate abuse, you can have a replacement, free, for eight years. That warranty length matches mainstream automaker's pledges about their electric-car batteries. But Tesla goes a bit further. The Model S' bigger 85 kwh battery pack is warranted for eight years or unlimited mileage. The smaller, 60 kilowatt-hour pack, is eight years or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first. The usual is eight years/100,000 miles. "We don't think anybody could put enough miles on to kill the (85 kwh) pack. That could turn out to be wrong, but we have half-a-million miles on one in the lab," says Tesla chief Elon Musk. "Even the 60 kwh customers will be able to take it well over 200,000 miles." Keep in mind that Musk founded SpaceX, a private rocketship company that considers space its back yard and has sent two resupply missions to the International Space Station. In that context, 100,000 miles, more or less, or so might not seem far at all. SpaceX, by the way, just sent a rocket called Grasshopper some 800 feet up, hovered it there briefly, then returned it to Earth. A step toward a reusable rocket. Tesla recently reported its first quarterly profit, and sold more cars than it anticipated. The Model S is the only Tesla. The Lotus-based, six-figure Roadster sports car that was the first Tesla no longer can be sold here. As a small maker, Tesla was temporarily exempt from some safety testing, but that exemption has expired. Why not redesign the sports car to meet U.S. safety regulations? Musk says he'd rather pursue "a strategy that ultimately gets us to a compelling mass-market (electric) car." He has lower-price models under development. Besides, he says, "I do not think there is a shortage of sports cars for rich people." [© USATODAY.com ] http://www.pnj.com/usatoday/article/2116799 Tesla owners get 'no-fault' battery warranty That warranty length matches mainstream automaker's pledges about their electric-car batteries. But Tesla goes a bit further. The Model S' bigger 85 kwh battery ... http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/04/26/tesla-battery-warranty-loaner-cars/2116799/ Tesla owners get 'no-fault' battery warranty - USA Today That warranty length matches mainstream automaker's pledges about their electric-car batteries. But Tesla goes a bit further. The Model S' bigger 85 kwh battery ... 2013/04/26 http://www.designntrend.com/articles/4027/20130427/tesla-offers-enhanced-valet-service-model-s-ok-great.htm Tesla Offers Enhanced Valet Service for Model S-From OK to Great! ... out of the annual service contract without cancelling the car's warranty. Tesla will be offering loaner cars to customers when their electric car is out for service. http://green.autoblog.com/2013/04/26/tesla-worlds-best-service-warranty-program-500-mile-battery/ Tesla announces 'World's Best Service and Warranty Program,' hints at future 500-mile battery Tesla Motors has just revealed the latest edition of it 5-part announcement trilogy. Whereas the previous first installment had to do with the company's new leasing program, this episode is all about service and warranty … For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Arval adds BMW Active-e EV to its fleet EVLN: Leaf EV's impressive new motor built @Sunderland, UK plant EVLN: York's silent Leaf EV “noise patrol” tackling nuisance neighbours EVLN: Twin’Z EV dash-tablet gives speed, range, warnings, +more EVLN: Electric Venice Grand Canal boats encouraged + EVLN: SRI EV1, 1st off-road, electric racer to challenge Baja {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-owners-get-no-fault-battery-warranty-tp4662797.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
