How much of the Tesla Roadsters price is caused by its batteries?”
The Tesla Roadster is a high performace sports car that is 100% electric powered. It is still a prototype and not in production. The following are some blog excerpts from this year. One person estimates that at today’s prices the 6800 Li-ion batteries in the car would cost $25,000 to $30,000. http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/3423261.html According to Tesla Motors, running the batteries down 10% or 20% and then topping them off doesn’t count as a “charge cycle”. They really intend for the battery pack to be good for 100,000 miles in normal usage. Also, when the batteries are old they lose capacity (and the car loses range), but they don’t simply hit 100,000 miles and die. As the batteries age, you can still drive it, but not as far or as fast. From what I gather, the battery is going to be guaranteed 100% for the first year, and then on a pro-rated basis out to five years
The Tesla Roadster is a high performace sports car that is 100% electric powered. It is still a prototype and not in production. The following are some blog excerpts from this year. One person estimates that at today’s prices the 6800 Li-ion batteries in the car would cost $25,000 to $30,000. http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/automotive_news/3423261.html According to Tesla Motors, running the batteries down 10% or 20% and then topping them off doesn’t count as a “charge cycle”. They really intend for the battery pack to be good for 100,000 miles in normal usage. Also, when the batteries are old they lose capacity (and the car loses range), but they don’t simply hit 100,000 miles and die. As the batteries age, you can still drive it, but not as far or as fast. From what I gather, the battery is going to be guaranteed 100% for the first year, and then on a pro-rated basis out to five years. Also, the batteries are organized into several “blades”, each of which can be replaced as a un
