In the video on YouTube with English subtitles, Tuomas Katainen explains his 2013 Model S was in the shop for more than a month for service. When he heard back from the shop, they told him they couldn't repair his car, and the only option was to change the entire battery cell.
Katainen said the fix would've cost him upwards of €20,000 ($22,500). He told the dealership that was absurd, and he donated the car to a Finnish YouTube channel Pommijätkät, whose name literally translates to 'Bomb Dudes.'
-Harris
An example of why I believe EV's are throwaway vehicles.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, it's true, too. Until/unless we develop technology to recycle those massive batteries, they are actually net negative for the environment.
DeleteIf you try explaining that timed obsolescence is a real built-in thing with electric vehicles to an electric vehicle enthusiast (I think we all know people like this by now) that person will get MAD. The cognitive dissonance is strong amongst that group.
ReplyDeleteThey don't want to hear about the massive amount of pollution and environmental damage caused by the production of those batteries either.