On the Model S website Tesla say
Then I read in one of the cost-comparison threads that the Model S requires mandatory maintenance once a year, and a price tag of 599 $ was mentioned as well.
Now maybe I am missing the punchline, but if I have to pay around 460 Euro (at current USD/EUR exchange rates) every year for Tesla mandatory maintenance, compared to around 350 Euro every about three years for my ICE BMW, how is Model S maintenance "extremely advantageous"?
Even taking the no-gasoline-needed fact into the equation, one still has to pay for the electricity, which is not cheap either:
Model S:
0.25 Euro / kWh
60 kWh battery
=> 15 €uro / 60 kWh
230 miles = roughly 370 km
=> 0.04 Euro / km
BMW 330 Cd Diesel:
1.45 Euro / litre
55 litre per filling
=> 80 Euro / 55 litre
850 km per filling
=> 0.09 Euro / km
At 15,000 km per year that equates to 610 Euro in electricity vs. 1,410 Euro for Diesel.
In other words, 800 Euro advantage for the Model S in fuel costs, but minus 460 Euro maintenance = 340 Euro advantage per year.
And that is only true if I can squeeze out the whole 370 km out of each and every battery cycle which seems more than optimistic, or rather unrealistic.
In realistic terms of usage, Model S and my current car seem to have very similar running costs - no extreme advantage for the Model S there.
Which makes me a little sad, as I had high hopes that I could replace my car with Model S and at least save some money in running costs, as I already pay quite a premium for the right to drive an otherwise cool and great EV.
Electric vehicle ownership is extremely advantageous compared to traditional vehicle ownership - gasoline is not needed and routine maintenance is minimal.
Then I read in one of the cost-comparison threads that the Model S requires mandatory maintenance once a year, and a price tag of 599 $ was mentioned as well.
Now maybe I am missing the punchline, but if I have to pay around 460 Euro (at current USD/EUR exchange rates) every year for Tesla mandatory maintenance, compared to around 350 Euro every about three years for my ICE BMW, how is Model S maintenance "extremely advantageous"?
Even taking the no-gasoline-needed fact into the equation, one still has to pay for the electricity, which is not cheap either:
Model S:
0.25 Euro / kWh
60 kWh battery
=> 15 €uro / 60 kWh
230 miles = roughly 370 km
=> 0.04 Euro / km
BMW 330 Cd Diesel:
1.45 Euro / litre
55 litre per filling
=> 80 Euro / 55 litre
850 km per filling
=> 0.09 Euro / km
At 15,000 km per year that equates to 610 Euro in electricity vs. 1,410 Euro for Diesel.
In other words, 800 Euro advantage for the Model S in fuel costs, but minus 460 Euro maintenance = 340 Euro advantage per year.
And that is only true if I can squeeze out the whole 370 km out of each and every battery cycle which seems more than optimistic, or rather unrealistic.
In realistic terms of usage, Model S and my current car seem to have very similar running costs - no extreme advantage for the Model S there.
Which makes me a little sad, as I had high hopes that I could replace my car with Model S and at least save some money in running costs, as I already pay quite a premium for the right to drive an otherwise cool and great EV.