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Old 11-10-2016, 01:31 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
So 2500 cycles is maybe 10 years, no? Not very long, at least to someone whose current vehicles are 16 and 28 years old.
No, a Tesla battery can go over 200 miles per charge, so 2500 x 200 = 500,000 miles. 500K / 15K per year = 33 years.
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