[EVDL] Expensive batteries

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-owners-bill-battery-damaged-ev- scotland-weather-2023-10 or https://v.gd/yIsSe4 Ouch. That price, $21k, seems a tad pricey. Regrettably the article is sorely lacking in detail. It doesn't even specify the Tesla model or the battery capacity. I could

Re: [EVDL] Expensive batteries

EV List Lackey via EV wrote: https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-owners-bill-battery-damaged-ev- scotland-weather-2023-10 or https://v.gd/yIsSe4 Ouch. That price, $21k, seems a tad pricey. Regrettably the article is sorely lacking in detail... One solution for the EV owner is leasing the

Re: [EVDL] Expensive batteries

There are often tax advantages to structuring maintenance costs as a lease. Bill D. On 10/17/2023 7:00 AM, EV List Lackey via EV wrote: https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-owners-bill-battery-damaged-ev- scotland-weather-2023-10 or https://v.gd/yIsSe4 Ouch. That price, $21k, seems a tad

[EVDL] EVLN: Wait - what? MORE labor hours?

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/10/striking-uaw-workers-win-key-battery- plant-concession-from-general-motors/ or https://v.gd/j0sNGM "In a report published on Friday, Heatmap found that once battery-cell production is taken into account, EVs may well require more workers [hours] than

Re: [EVDL] EVLN: Wait - what? MORE labor hours?

I am not buying these figures on unknown say so. Sounds like BS. Just whose EVs and whose batteries? Which models? A thousand unanswered intelligent questions need answering. On the other hand I have not seen anything about the carbon footprint of EV production. That goes both ways too, and is

Re: [EVDL] Expensive batteries

Here's a bit more detail on the original incident. https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburgh-couple-fume- handed-17k-27906242?_ga=2.246347724.933278429.1697443215- 401898413.1697443216 Yikes, try this link: https://v.gd/QCDfhZ A "goodwill repair" is when a manufacturer