I found the Tesla 12v replacement batteries reasonable. (About the only thing that is not high priced.) Sure, you can purchase the same size cheaper at a big box store, but the Tesla 12v batts have a special vent that needs to be hooked up.
full disclosure: mine ws replaced by the mobile ranger at no charge since it failed under warranty, but I did see the invoice.
Agree. My husband briefly looked into this with the 12V battery and said that his time would be better spent elsewhere. 
We did replace our tires at Les Schwab because that was a better deal than what Tesla offered.
Can we be nosy and ask how much it was?
Model X, 5 years old, the total was roughly $250 including the inevitable tax on parts and labor. All while my husband was doing his work in his office. This and a set of new tires and new windshield wipers was pretty much the routine maintenance we’ve had in 5 years. Not bad, and fingers crossed.
sure, np.
The battery itself was $85, and the installation was $45, by the mobile ranger service, so $130 all-in. It took ~15 minutes to replace.
But my car is a 2018 build so it uses a lead-acid batt. I understand that the new Tesla 12v batteries are Lithium-Ion (which I assume are more expensive?).
After 5 years I still love my Chevy Bolt. Was just looking at it in the garage yesterday after I hosed the tropical depression Ian from the undercarriage and just thought, “I love that car!”
Ceiling fans are the best! Have them in most rooms in our house. Enables us to keep AC warmer than ambient temperature we desire.
They had no batteries in stock and I had an appointment scheduled (not a mobile one). They said to bring it up to the SC b/c no idea when the battery could stop working.
I would not have expected this to be a problem with EVs.
https://news.yahoo.com/electric-vehicles-exploding-water-damage-203030909.html
Well that’s not good for an EV company that was already struggling to reach even a fraction of their projected rate of production. Too bad too, because it comes closest to having the EV SUV I would like to own (by a huge margin)…
And they are using SO much water in the attempt to get the fire out. The ev battery fires are so hot and burn for so long. That water usage can’t be good.
I’m wondering if there isn’t a better way to extinguish them? Some sort of chemical foam? And as EVs become more common hopefully fire departments can keep pace.
negative, chemical foam does not work with EV batteries, which burn hot and long (the opposite of a gasoline which is cooler adn short).
EV batteries need to be cooled to stop the internal combustion, so heavy does of water is the fastest and easiest to cool them. (Each battery cell is self-contained, and its the heat from a neighboring cell that causes the adjacent ones to ignite.)
NPR had a good segment on the radio yesterday about EVs and their future. I don’t know if anyone else listened to it.
Going beyond EV, this is the solar/EV my “green” son has already reserved. I just watched the video and looked at the site myself (since he recently told me about it). Looks very intriguing to me. I look forward to riding in his once he gets it.
Lest anyone worry about lack of cargo space or similar, the lad’s current vehicle is a scooter, so…
I’d be worried about ground clearance. Hope he studied how well this thing can do on unpaved roads because it looks like where he lives, there is not much asphalt.
Time will tell - I trust he got the higher clearance version they offer.
I know we did… just reserved one for ourselves - googled a Promo Coupon that got the reservation cost down to $70.
I watched this other video first and still love the concept for some of our travels.
ETA: I consider it a Christmas gift to myself, though Santa says it’ll get delivered in 2023 or 2024, so time will tell. I’ve gambled more than $70 on other things, so even IF it doesn’t come through at all, I’m not concerned. I love the concept of what they are trying to do and hope to gain from it if they’re successful.
Hmmm…could meet DD’s dreams for next year when she (likely) will live away from home at college: a car AND a dorm room!
I had told her we would get an RV to suffice for both (jokingly), but this seems much more her style.
I would love to take an Aptera for a spin!