Re:How much does air pollution cost the U.S.?
by Obi_Juan_Kenobi on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @06:38PM
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All the older batteries are holding up very well, so the admittedly limited data we have directly contradicts that. I'd like to see a better right-to-repair stance taken by Tesla, but their products have thus-far proven durable.
You can dislike Musk all you want, but it doesn't change reality.
Re:How much does air pollution cost the U.S.?
by scrumbledober on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @06:34PM
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Any source on them not wanting long term stable good cars or is this just speculation, and if so what makes you speculate this? Other than body panel gap problems i'm unaware of any real build quality issues and apparently the motors are designed for a million miles before service.
Re:How much does air pollution cost the U.S.?
by zaroth on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @12:28AM
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If anything itβs the other way. The software updates provide a huge boost to the existing fleet, features that you would normally have to trade-in and get a new car to enjoy.
In some cases you can even upgrade the hardware (e.g. the AP and MCU) with the latest shipping parts to keep your model fresh. This is not universally true - there is some drama over a promised Model S MCU upgrade which a lot of people want only apparently only a handful of owners have gotten, but overall the approach is very refreshing.
With companies like Tesla... they are the D-Link of vehicles.
They absolutely don't want long term stable good cars. They want you at the 4-5 year mark to buy a new one. And given the company has harassed engineers poking at under the hood, they will highly likely damage your car via remote disables or other 'trickery'.
I don't trust anything that Musk puts his hands on. There's a good reason for that.