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Originally Posted by genpk

i think the things that bother me the most are-
re tesla, only a tesla dealership is able to work on a tesla car,
the trade in value on a 8 year old tesla which is when the battery warranty finishes will be very little as the battery replacement is about $22,000 aud so the car is virtually worthless as a trade in.
So does the car become scrap value?
Further being as the car is still built using vast amounts of petroleum products,
seats, dash,trim, head unit, tyres, suspension,mirrors, body panels,battery casings, wiring etc, cant see how it is being marketed as this green new machine.
After you factor in the mining and processing the lithium for the batteries, i think
it takes about 5-6 years of use for the car to be carbon neutral, just in time for the new batteries-$22,000 aud later then you have just added another few years of carbon to zero emissions - so your getting up 8-10 years before being any benefit climate wise - here we go again!!

Any EV trained tech can work on any EV car, the problem being education and training. Main dealers have to do this to fall in line with manufacturer standards. Many independents are now also investing in training as wether you like it it or not ev’s are coming and hybrids and ev’s are probably outselling ice cars allready. A lot of new cars are also made using recycled products in manufacturing interior cloths and plastics. As for the value of an 8 year old Tesla, have a look on eBay and they hold values well like all EV’s do. It’s no different to buying an 8 year old Range Rover which has the potential to ingest it’s own supercharger at great cost.