Ferrycraigs
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I don’t disagree. There will absolutely be demand for such batteries as the current stock age. But I don’t think that demand is here now. And I don’t think it is in significant numbers, or is even likely to be in significant numbers. Evidence suggests that chargegated batteries aside, the rest of them seem to be lasting pretty well.Regardless of the current warranty issues, there will be demand for replacement batteries as these vehicles age. Tesla would be stupid not to have something people could purchase to keep their cars running. Nobody paying for a replacement pack out of pocket wants a refurbished pack. I'm sure they'll do the same in 4-5 years for Model 3s and Ys.
Does it not seem surprising, that having deliberately thinned down all the various variants to one single variant, they should now do a complete 180° and start developing two new variants, just at a time when there may be many hundreds of battery claims? It might indeed just be coincidence. Sherlock Holmes' view on coincidence was that 'the universe is rarely so lazy'. I hope he is right.
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