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Re:First Tesla Taxi in America after 100k miles by hourislate on Wednesday August 17, 2016 @11:45AM (#12305534)
We are talking about a Taxi. The maintenance costs for a typical driver should be far less.

His situation is unique since he drives a Taxi in Quebec. It is a very harsh environment there in the winter and the roads are horrendous and will wear out a 4x4. There are pot holes that will swallow a car. Hence the wheel bearings. Brakes in a Taxi are replaced very frequently. Where a typically driver might replace them once every 2-3 years a Taxi might replace them 2-3 times a year. The power train warranty (unlimited mileage) has covered his drive unit which I imagine is like a transmission and not the electric motors.

Re:First Tesla Taxi in America after 100k miles by semi-extrinsic on Thursday August 18, 2016 @06:12AM (#12311396)
Why would a taxi replace brake pads 2-3 times a year? They're not that frequently replaced, about 100k miles is normal.

And looking up "Tesla drive unit", you can see it's actually the electric motor + gearbox + inverter.