papa tiger
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The Lithium Batteries, I say plural because they stacked C-Cell similarities into tubes. The Tubes into Modules and the Modules into a case.
A Antifreeze similar coolant is pumped thru the stack cooling it. The coolant is sealed not to leak and protected by a cover. I recently saw
a 69 cell in a Module of a Battery in a Lightning was under volt and would not allow the battery to recharge. Warranty labor was estimated
to be near $3000.
Probably all of us have seen the rupture and rapid corrosion of Battery's in our games, kid toys and flashlights. Its a No Shat Sherlock momen Mr. Watson. I think, is near 100% failure rate.
The owner of a EV should always carry Repair insurances. The cost of a battery assembly is huge but the Module replacement is
expensive and that is how they fail. I can't imagine one Battery assembly making it 10 years or so with daily 200 mile averages and hard charges
maybe at times x3 for a week or so with trailer tows. The Trips for Module replacements, insurances etc. would well offset all savings is a decent
prediction. One expensive puppy.
Most likely 4 year leases, 19,000 miles yearly $10,000 initially and $1500 a month payments, $82,000 in costs, walk away after 48 months to a different model? $12,000 initially, $1700 a month, 48 months, 19000 miles driven annually. Walk away. + $93,600 costs.
Next model, $15,000 initially, $2000 a month for 48 months, 19,000 miles driven annually. Walk away + $110,000 Plus damages due to hitting
Several deer. The Everything Spirals. Moving onward ↓→→↓→→→↓
Now add Charger Costs, inconveniences, Dealer Add ons and Costs. Maybe $5000 a year. 12 years x $5000 = $60,000 maybe sort of?
12 years EV Lightning Rentals = $345,000? ++++ or ----.
Is your house worth that? $3000 x 12 x 30 years escalating 1% a year. $1,080,000 + X 12% Tax increases over the 30 years + $129,600. + the initial down payment of $75,000 = $1,284,600 or so. OK so you need to plan to earn near + $5,000,000 after taxes over a 30 career to break even. $166,666.66667after taxes or $3205 take home after taxes. Say $41,000 a year for 30 years. = $1,245,000 overall you need a Second Career, wife and children earning to cover all the incidentals.
OK now add inflation scales of over 3% a year or 90% over the next 30 years. Your money devalued purchasing power of 200%
So upper $20,000,000 has to be your lower goals just to keep up with the slippery slope dollar. A pair of leather work gloves $60.
Got a second grip on greed? The whys and so firths of its powers. Everything increasing in costs by 1/3 every 10 years or so. + or - ...
Maybe going to Brain Fog is a better choice? Does everything Ai tells you to do? Stay the good soldier! "Seri what should I do?"
"I don't have any information in my data collection yet," Hermie.
Then there is the barn storage schemes. EV automatically heats & cools depending on needs to protect the vehicle while in storage. One
day the charger quits. Years pass, the batteries deteriorate, corrode and blow? An you just stored it for retro. Totaled, and insurance won't
pay up. In the small print it says.
A Antifreeze similar coolant is pumped thru the stack cooling it. The coolant is sealed not to leak and protected by a cover. I recently saw
a 69 cell in a Module of a Battery in a Lightning was under volt and would not allow the battery to recharge. Warranty labor was estimated
to be near $3000.
Probably all of us have seen the rupture and rapid corrosion of Battery's in our games, kid toys and flashlights. Its a No Shat Sherlock momen Mr. Watson. I think, is near 100% failure rate.
The owner of a EV should always carry Repair insurances. The cost of a battery assembly is huge but the Module replacement is
expensive and that is how they fail. I can't imagine one Battery assembly making it 10 years or so with daily 200 mile averages and hard charges
maybe at times x3 for a week or so with trailer tows. The Trips for Module replacements, insurances etc. would well offset all savings is a decent
prediction. One expensive puppy.
Most likely 4 year leases, 19,000 miles yearly $10,000 initially and $1500 a month payments, $82,000 in costs, walk away after 48 months to a different model? $12,000 initially, $1700 a month, 48 months, 19000 miles driven annually. Walk away. + $93,600 costs.
Next model, $15,000 initially, $2000 a month for 48 months, 19,000 miles driven annually. Walk away + $110,000 Plus damages due to hitting
Several deer. The Everything Spirals. Moving onward ↓→→↓→→→↓
Now add Charger Costs, inconveniences, Dealer Add ons and Costs. Maybe $5000 a year. 12 years x $5000 = $60,000 maybe sort of?
12 years EV Lightning Rentals = $345,000? ++++ or ----.
Is your house worth that? $3000 x 12 x 30 years escalating 1% a year. $1,080,000 + X 12% Tax increases over the 30 years + $129,600. + the initial down payment of $75,000 = $1,284,600 or so. OK so you need to plan to earn near + $5,000,000 after taxes over a 30 career to break even. $166,666.66667after taxes or $3205 take home after taxes. Say $41,000 a year for 30 years. = $1,245,000 overall you need a Second Career, wife and children earning to cover all the incidentals.
OK now add inflation scales of over 3% a year or 90% over the next 30 years. Your money devalued purchasing power of 200%
So upper $20,000,000 has to be your lower goals just to keep up with the slippery slope dollar. A pair of leather work gloves $60.
Got a second grip on greed? The whys and so firths of its powers. Everything increasing in costs by 1/3 every 10 years or so. + or - ...
Maybe going to Brain Fog is a better choice? Does everything Ai tells you to do? Stay the good soldier! "Seri what should I do?"
"I don't have any information in my data collection yet," Hermie.
Then there is the barn storage schemes. EV automatically heats & cools depending on needs to protect the vehicle while in storage. One
day the charger quits. Years pass, the batteries deteriorate, corrode and blow? An you just stored it for retro. Totaled, and insurance won't
pay up. In the small print it says.
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