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Originally Posted by zamler
That's $38,000 U.S. dollars what am I missing.
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First, a Tesla's batteries are not GBP 30,000. More like > $9,000.
https://interestingengineering.com/t...ound-5000-7000
That means a Tesla's current Li Ion batteries are only slightly more expensive than Aluminum air batteries.
Secondly, current Tesla batteries are good for 300,000 km+ (maybe even 500,000 miles). There's speculation that Tesla's future batteries will be 1,000,000 miles or more (though most battery tech hype is just that):
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/04/16...-500000-miles/
https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-ma...million-miles/
Aluminum air batteries are "primary cells" and are not rechargeable. So you'd have to replace them every 2500km