I do have to say they have impressive performance in certain models. I drove one in plaid mode. Holy Sheeeeet! It was fast. 0-60 under 3 seconds. Over 100 shortly after. But would I buy one, nope.
All that power snappen axles and control arms! It happens.
I believe you mean torque, and yes they were well aware of the issue very early on.
Agree. Obviously I follow the Tesla forum and it is a little weird. Some people end up having to get parts replaced multiple times but most people never have any issues at all. I feel like it’s a combination of driving style and quality control. These cars have a lot of torque and if you beat on them over and over, shit‘s going to break.
Getting them repaired is also a very slow precess. Body panels are not stocked and you wait weeks to get them.
www.autoevolution.com
From the article:Just read $60,000 to replace the battery in a Hyundai Ionic that the manufacturer would not cover under warranty. The car was considered a total loss due to the fact that the car was less than that new. Yeah EV's!
Yikes! The $60,000 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Battery Replacement Saga Continues
One unlucky Hyundai Ioniq 5 owner was told he would have to pay nearly CAD 60,000 for a high-voltage battery replacement. Now, there's a second case
You mean "Before Elon stopped toing the dumbocrat line"?
Indeed. Before Elon took over Twatter, which coordinated with the FBI, blocking content. Nothing to see here tho…..
That's interesting. When we were in Scottsdale over Christmas I had a rental from Budget. They were offering Tesla's for about half the rental rate of a similar sized gas car. I thought that was odd. But now it makes sense.Rental giant Hertz dumps EVs, including Teslas, for gas cars
(Reuters) -Rental firm Hertz Global Holdings is selling about 20,000 electric vehicles, including Teslas, from its U.S. fleet about two years after a deal with the automaker to offer its vehicles for rent, in another sign that EV demand has cooled. Hertz will instead opt for gas-powered...finance.yahoo.com
Who needs the heater?
Ya can run them but ya can't recharge them....
