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Tesla Model S used as (UK) airport taxi for nearly a decade racks up 430,000 miles — and it still runs with its original battery pack
https://www.yahoo.com/tesla-model-used-airport-taxi-100000596.html
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In the video, AutoTrader finds that the car, which is on its original battery pack and motor, is able to go about 186.8 miles on one full charge. When Reid pulls into a Supercharger station lot with one mile left on the charge, the Tesla stops... While the car travels 65 miles less per full charge than its original average, as Teslarati noted, it's still impressive that it can run efficiently on its original battery pack and electric motors.
According to Progressive, the average car's lifespan is 200,000 miles. This Tesla has doubled that. And that's not the longest distance, as one 2014 Tesla Model 2 has racked up 1.2 million miles...
"This car has never actually physically had a service," Curzon told the outlet. "It's still on the original fluids. It has to be MOTed (annual UK test of vehicle safety) every six months, and anything that looks like it's wearing out or about to go, you replace. So it's preventative maintenance on that form."
https://www.yahoo.com/tesla-model-used-airport-taxi-100000596.html
snippet:
In the video, AutoTrader finds that the car, which is on its original battery pack and motor, is able to go about 186.8 miles on one full charge. When Reid pulls into a Supercharger station lot with one mile left on the charge, the Tesla stops... While the car travels 65 miles less per full charge than its original average, as Teslarati noted, it's still impressive that it can run efficiently on its original battery pack and electric motors.
According to Progressive, the average car's lifespan is 200,000 miles. This Tesla has doubled that. And that's not the longest distance, as one 2014 Tesla Model 2 has racked up 1.2 million miles...
"This car has never actually physically had a service," Curzon told the outlet. "It's still on the original fluids. It has to be MOTed (annual UK test of vehicle safety) every six months, and anything that looks like it's wearing out or about to go, you replace. So it's preventative maintenance on that form."