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Old 08-19-2013, 06:58 AM  
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Originally Posted by dyna mo View Post


tesla charges over $8000 just for labor to put in new batteries, which cost $30k.

an electric motor swap in a couple hours by a layperson with a sears toolkit?

I think they have the price to swap batteries down around $12K now. I think they weigh 900 lbs though, so not something a regular person, or even a regular garage, would attempt, without the proper setup in place.
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