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Old 02-11-2012, 01:40 AM  
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the entire battery pack replacement for a tesla $30,000?
They don't say, however, they do guarantee the batteries for 8 years. If they do cost $30k today, I'm guessing (hoping!) that they will be alot cheaper 8 years from now.

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It's also 1,000 pounds, 7ft by 4ft..
990 pounds dammit! But don't forget there's alot of things that this car does not have that a Gasoline car does. No crank shaft, no transmission, no radiator, no pistons, no push rods, no carburator or fuel injector, etc.

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And only lasts 3 years.
No, they last a minimum of 8 years.

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Imagine a landfill stacked with those!
They can be recycled.

And besides there are other things filling up the landfills:

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