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Originally Posted by strat61caster
I mean, two of those articles are older than the one I posted, the other just brings up that Maxwell has been working on supercapacitors, nothing groundbreaking. I still see no reason to think Tesla has any significant advantage in the battery field at this point but they're at least halfway decent at keeping things under wraps so time will tell.
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Do you think the million mile battery claim is just hot air? It could be. If it is true then how would we know?
If it is true...
At 15,000 miles a year, a million mile battery would last the average driver 67 years. For anyone averaging 100,000 miles a year, that is still 10 years of ownership. For police departments, taxis or businesses, that is a game changer for their business model. If it is scalable to their semis then that is equally huge for shipping industries. Resale value on an EV with a battery that could last that long should be good. Even if the entry price is high, a used Tesla could be a great investment for someone lower in class who wants to buy their last car.