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Battery Tesla or OEM Volvo
I've never had any reason to regret my decision in the past 15 months of ownership, and I absolutely love driving it.
Pros: love driving it
I had a 2004 Volvo s60 with a battery that lasted 15 years before I changed it. The mechanics were impressed. Really helped that it was located in the trunk.
Pros: lasted 15 years, mechanics impressed, trunk location helped
Vehicle:
Volvo S60
As an owner of a 2016 model S (bought new) with 228k miles on it, still on original battery with a range reduction of less than 15% compared to new.
Pros: original battery, low range reduction
Mileage: 366939 km
Just replaced mine in my model 3, it lasted about 4.5 years before I get the alert on my app. Had it replaced in less than 20 minutes via mobile service in the app (there was already a tech in the area).
Pros: replaced in 20 minutes
Cons: lasted 4.5 years
I had a 12v battery give me a low voltage warning and they just came around and changed it.
Pros: easy replacement
Cons: low voltage warning
It's a Tesla thing.
Tesla doesn't keep a buffer zone at the top end of the battery. 100% means 100% in a Tesla. Tesla advises to only use 100% when you need the extra range.
Pros: 100% means 100%
Cons: no buffer zone
Vehicle:
BMW
All Teslas lose about 10% of their range in their first year. And then it levels off considerably after that.
Pros: levels off considerably
Cons: 10% range loss
Well my Volvo dealership wanted $400 for a battery so yeah... It's the small things that cost the most at dealerships, maybe as a way to lessen to cost of bigger jobs so you're not paying tens of thousands for a major job.
Pros: lessen cost of bigger jobs
Cons: expensive small things
Vehicle:
Volvo
battery life is astonishingly unpredictable. I drove 20 miles, but lost ~35 miles of range. Not driving crazy, either. Everything else is decent, but can't help but feel like it's a time bomb.
Cons: unpredictable range, significant range loss
2019 model 3 SR with 10% loss based on full charge at 52k miles.
Pros: full charge
Cons: 10% loss
Mileage: 52000 km
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