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Originally Posted by Caged Great
As far as I know Lithium Ion batteries are the one of the most reliable and efficient batteries out there, so I don't know if they just don't hold a charge any more like the cell phone batteries.
As for the increase cost/break even point. You are also paying for the look and performance of the vechicle. Most decent non high end sports cars sell for upwards of 50+ thousand dollars, with some being even higher than the Tesla at 109K.
Honestly, for me the thing that is disappointing is that you can only purchase a tesla if you live in the states......
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Don't you have to replace the batteries every 100,000 miles, and isn't that cost upwards of 20,000.
I remember reading that somewhere, and if true, there's no point in subsidizing Tesla until they come up with something that everyone can afford.
Right now with the economy the way it is, subsidizing a niche company that sells 1 or 200 cars a year isn't worth while.