1 Million Miles? What are you on track for?

[israndy]

Never say Die

People are living longer, you could make it. I am certainly planning on having the Model 3 as my car for the next 50 years (assuming I am still driving at 106)

-Randy

 

[israndy]

Never say Die

People are living longer, you could make it. I am certainly planning on having the Model 3 as my car for the next 50 years (assuming I am still driving at 106)

-Randy

 

[whatthe2]

11 weeks owned
1372 miles
125 avg. miles/week
1,000,000 miles in 154 years.

 

[devilmountain]

Owned since June, 9 months later 5500 miles.

 

[seattlite2004]

Meh.....some gal just drove 1M miles in 5 years in a ..... HYUNDAI:

https://jalopnik.com/woman-becomes-high-mileage-hero-by-driving-her-hyundai-1831217446

 

[KootsChewt]

I bought mine assuming I'd get at least 500,000 km out of it in 10 - 12 years, which is about 310,000 miles. I plan to retire before I would actually be able to accumulate 1M miles though! I should be able to get to 1M km's...

Edit: forgot to mention, the Leaf reached 175,000 km (~110,000 miles) in 4.5 years and basically still drives like new. (Range not like new though!)

 

[LyftupX]

I logged 820 first 7 days.

 

[ratsbew]

I plan on owning my Model 3 as my daily driver through at least the end of 2027. I seem to do about 20,000 miles/year so I'll be in the ballpark of 200,000 miles by the time I move on to my 5th generation Tesla.

My wife and I are hopefully going to be buying a Model Y around 2021 or so. Hopefully that one lasts us equally long.

 

[trmmcd]

I think the point of the 1 million mile claim was simply to say the motor is essentially indestructible - not that the car would be good for 1 million miles. I’m not an ICE expert, but imagine what it would take to maintain the full functionality of an ICE engine for 1 million miles.

 

[coleAK]

I think the point of the 1 million mile claim was simply to say the motor is essentially indestructible - not that the car would be good for 1 million miles. I’m not an ICE expert, but imagine what it would take to maintain the full functionality of an ICE engine for 1 million miles.

There are many 1 million mile ICE engines out there. Last time I was deployed I drove 5 different land cruisers that had 500k to 800k km (~300-500k miles) on the odometer all of were driven entirely not on paved roads and I’m sure PM was done minimal to say the least.

Here is a story about the tear down of the 2007 million mile Tundra.
Million Mile Tundra: The Tear Down

 

[trmmcd]

There are many 1 million mile ICE engines out there. Last time I was deployed I drove 5 different land cruisers that had 500k to 800k km (~300-500k miles) on the odometer all of were driven entirely not on paved roads and I’m sure PM was done minimal to say the least.

Here is a story about the tear down of the 2007 million mile Tundra.
Million Mile Tundra: The Tear Down

I stand corrected and better informed. So perhaps the point was to demonstrate capabiliity comprable with some of the best engineering. Either way - it still is an important accomplishment and bodes well for the durability and life span for Tesla vehicles.

 

[coleAK]

I stand corrected and better informed. So perhaps the point was to demonstrate capabiliity comprable with some of the best engineering. Either way - it still is an important accomplishment and bodes well for the durability and life span for Tesla vehicles.

And I fully agree with you that he just threw a number (million) out there to say the motor(s) will essentially last forever. Which makes sense.

 

[buttershrimp]

I don't think the million mile goal is about practicality.... it's about love of the car.... so I say.... DO IT!