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Old 11-29-2020, 08:02 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JSH
...a car is a durable good
Looking forward there is an interesting race. One or two million mile batteries are becoming a thing. At which point the 'powerplant' outlives the 'airframe'.

This is IMHO the most significant aspect of the Cybertruck. A chassis that can be handed down through generations without the resto-modding, or in military terms rear-echelon maintenance, stamped steel chassis require.
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