German and EU view of EV’s

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galderdi Regular Member Joined: 12/08/2016 Location: Australia Posts: 99	Posted: 02:45am 09 May 2019         domwild said   A Tesla battery will last 10 years and allegedly cost $15,000 and I do not know which model Tesla that is for.At an average of 15,000 km/year, we are looking at a total of 150,000 km for $15,000 or 10c/km battery costs. I think the $15,000 Tesla battery is for the Tesla Wall for home use. It is not an EV battery. EV batteries are still around $1000 per KWh so for a Tesla P100d the battery cost would be approaching $100,000 not $15,000. This is the main reason Teslas cost so much. I am only using round figures so it probably isn't quite $100,000 and the costs are declining. But I am just highlighting that $15,000 for a Tesla EV battery is not accurate, unless it is only for a portion/module. I would be very happy if a Tesla battery was $15,000. Even second hand a 7KWh EV battery is around $2,000.