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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by Multicomp on Monday January 25, 2021 @06:12AM (#25901923)
According to this internet anecdote, up to $10,000 or so for parts and labor which is about what I'd expect.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080401174600A...

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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by aucontraire on Monday January 25, 2021 @07:56AM (#25902585)
Maybe back in 2011 when that was posted, if the swap was for a second hand engine out of a crashed donor car that happened to be on-hand at the independent workshop where the job was carried out.

I'd wager a guess that you'd be looking at well north of $30k for putting in a brand new engine in a Tesla-bracket BMW of semi-recent vintage.

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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by bsagdiyev on Monday January 25, 2021 @09:06AM (#25903206)
Anecdote but even back 4 or so years ago I got a similar quote (10k) to replace a BMW engine with a new crate motor at the dealership. Let’s not make assumptions.
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Re:Sales of electric cars up by 43% in 2020 by brianwawok on Monday January 25, 2021 @07:40AM (#25902463)
Tesla goal is to get battery replacement cost down to 4-7k.

I think right now it’s 13k? So maybe a tad more than a BMW engine but falling fast.

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