The Million-mile Tesla
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LOLWUT?
https://www.motortrend.com/news/heres-a-million-mile-tesla-model-s-owners-advice-for-ev-reliability/
German resident Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg has owned Teslas for nearly two decades now, starting with a first-gen Tesla Roadster EV that he claims to have clocked up to 400,000 miles on, followed by his current car, a 2014 Tesla Model S all-electric luxury sedan with over a million miles on the odometer that he originally purchased used. As you can expect, there's been some maintenance required—so here's everything the million-mile Model S has been through so far, including motor and battery swaps, as well as some tips for keeping your Tesla on the road as long as this one's been.
Wait. A million miles in 2014 car?
That's 100K miles per year.
Yeah, he bought it used, but still....
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Speaking as somebody who drives 350K miles over 10 years, and whose wife probably averaged close to 50K per year, I don’t find that very difficult.
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I spent a couple of days with a large-animal veterinarian in Wisconsin. We spent 10 hours in the truck, and about ⅔ of that time was driving, the remainder dealing with clients.
I asked Rick how many miles per year, and he said about 50K. About a thousand miles a week.
I don't find 359K outrageous, or even 50K ridiculous.
But 2000 miles a week?
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@jon-nyc said in The Million-mile Tesla:
Can we first just give him kudos for the Germanest sounding name ever?
Can we give kudos to @jon-nyc for the most creative new adjective?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@jon-nyc said in The Million-mile Tesla:
Can we first just give him kudos for the Germanest sounding name ever?
Can we give kudos to @jon-nyc for the most creative new adjective?
@George-K said in The Million-mile Tesla:
@jon-nyc said in The Million-mile Tesla:
Can we first just give him kudos for the Germanest sounding name ever?
Can we give kudos to @jon-nyc for the most creative new adjective?
I believe the word is germane.
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A bit...
1,899,015 km = 1,180,000 miles
Miles = Kilometers / 1.6093445
Miles = 1899015 / 1.6093445
Miles = 1179992.8480198"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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A bit...
1,899,015 km = 1,180,000 miles
Miles = Kilometers / 1.6093445
Miles = 1899015 / 1.6093445
Miles = 1179992.8480198 -
Is anyone else confused about driving telsas for 2 decades when they've only been out since 2008?
@89th the million-mile car is a 2014 model,
"German resident Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg has owned Teslas for nearly two decades now..."
"Nearly". 2004 is within 20 days of being 2 decades ago.
The roadster came out in 2008 - so 16 years ago, or so.
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2004? You mean 2014...
So yes, 2008 is 15 years ago. Quite the round-up to say nearly two decades, something you can say for the next 5 years!
