The first Model S rolled of the line on June 22, 2012, that is about 7.5 years
You can not believe that is "been out long enough" to factor in Resale values and longevity?
The Average Scrap age for a car in the US in 2014 is about 15 years, and the Average age of all light vehicles in operation on the reads as of 2014 was 11.4 years old and was expected to raise to 12 years by 2018 but I could not find data to confirm that
This means the VAST majority of cars in operation are aging used cars that are older than even the oldest Tesla on the road today.
Get back to me when the Model S reaches the decade mark and see if the Cost the the batteries exceed the value of the Car, and the real test will be if the low end Model 3 can maintain a 15+ year life span on the road
because if the EV scrap date is a full 5+ years quicker than a ICE car that is going to be a problem not only for sales but also all of the environmental calculations that make it "green"
ICE Manufacturers are targeting a 15year life span for cars, if EV can not do that economically we are going to have problems
You can not believe that is "been out long enough" to factor in Resale values and longevity?
The Average Scrap age for a car in the US in 2014 is about 15 years, and the Average age of all light vehicles in operation on the reads as of 2014 was 11.4 years old and was expected to raise to 12 years by 2018 but I could not find data to confirm that
This means the VAST majority of cars in operation are aging used cars that are older than even the oldest Tesla on the road today.
Get back to me when the Model S reaches the decade mark and see if the Cost the the batteries exceed the value of the Car, and the real test will be if the low end Model 3 can maintain a 15+ year life span on the road
because if the EV scrap date is a full 5+ years quicker than a ICE car that is going to be a problem not only for sales but also all of the environmental calculations that make it "green"
ICE Manufacturers are targeting a 15year life span for cars, if EV can not do that economically we are going to have problems