Faffle
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This is an EV Battery related, not specific to Tesla. I own a 2015 and 2018 Kia Soul ev. I obviously loved the first one so much that we have another one in the family. The only gripe is battery longevity. Kia has a great a warranty, 70% soh and they replace the pack (refurbished from other packs). My 2015 only had 40k miles in 2019 when the pack was replaced! The 2018 is currently at the dealership waiting on a new battery! They say there is one ahead of it and it's been there 6 months waiting!!!!!! They provided a rental car, but it still sucks. And anyone counting on future battery tech to be built into the older ev's don't hold your breath, they make their money on building the car, not on replacing batteries.
I knew that my 2015 was the first of its kind for Kia and thus might have issues but i frankly couldn't afford a model S. However, the 2018 is performing exactly as well. I only charge it up 80% and rarely use Chademo fast charging. My battery longevity is nothing like what Tesla publishes! Why? This is what makes me afraid to buy a GM, Ford, or Rivian. Not to mention the Kia Ev6 or latest Hyundia.
So for those that got lost in my long explanation.... Why do my batteries fail when Tesla has much better longevity?
I knew that my 2015 was the first of its kind for Kia and thus might have issues but i frankly couldn't afford a model S. However, the 2018 is performing exactly as well. I only charge it up 80% and rarely use Chademo fast charging. My battery longevity is nothing like what Tesla publishes! Why? This is what makes me afraid to buy a GM, Ford, or Rivian. Not to mention the Kia Ev6 or latest Hyundia.
So for those that got lost in my long explanation.... Why do my batteries fail when Tesla has much better longevity?
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