If you actually read the article the 22k was dealership price and the 3rd party shop price was 5k. And "few" years is 8 which is how long the warranty lasts, and we don't know what % of cars have these failures when.
Still not cheap but not the ridiculous exaggeration the post title is trying to insinuate.
Something like a Prius battery can be 3-4K on its own and I imagine that’s with the Toyotas scale discounts and for something less complicated than a Tesla’s. He may not be exaggerating
If you actually read the article the 22k was dealership price and the 3rd party shop price was 5k. And "few" years is 8 which is how long the warranty lasts, and we don't know what % of cars have these failures when.
Still not cheap but not the ridiculous exaggeration the post title is trying to insinuate.
It may well be an exaggeration (he's not exactly known for his understatements), but a 22k dealership bill is extraordinary after only 8 years.
Something like a Prius battery can be 3-4K on its own and I imagine that’s with the Toyotas scale discounts and for something less complicated than a Tesla’s. He may not be exaggerating