34 So, to own an extension of Elon Musk's ego, you have to replace the battery entirely for $22k every few years? That's more work than owning an old Alfa! (archive.is) posted 2 years ago by TheImpossible1 2 years ago by TheImpossible1 +43 / -9 102 comments share 102 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Tesla battery packs are just a huge bundle of standard 21700 lithium batteries. Rebuilding them is not physically hard, it just takes care to not short them at any point in assemble or disassembly.
It costs more than making a new one, thats why eLoN doesnt do it.
Yep no massive government subsidy for fixing your old one.