Tesla’s proposition is, most attractive to many people. A 100% electric vehicle with a fairly decent range, a lot of integrated technology that gives rise to more automatic systems and an attractive design (although of course it depends on taste). Furthermore, it would be unfair to deny that it was not a precursor but a major catalyst for the industry to come together in both electrification and autonomous systems. So I won’t deny that for quite some time I have felt fascinated (not tempted, because it eludes me on a budget) by Tesla vehicles.

However, as time goes by, we’re learning that not all that reduces is gold, that while it’s true that in many ways they are indicators, in others Elon Musk’s bad habit of selling smoke weighs heavily. And if we add to this customer service that can at least be improved, that the reports of accidents are constant (although it is a trickle, not a flood, to be honest) and that for more than a variety of reasons over the years, we have seen the company save on occasion on the basic elements because we ended up alone a global calculation somewhat distant from the spectacular valuation that Tesla had a few years ago.

To this attrition we must also add another, equally or more important, this character, viz affects a fundamental Tesla component: the battery. And we have to be honest, although the possibility of generating less impact on the environment is undoubtedly a great value for many users, in the end, many opt for electric power is a big cost reduction. stands for electric charge versus gas or diesel refueling. A savings that can add up to thousands of dollars over the years and would currently offset the additional cost of an electric drive compared to its internal combustion engine counterpart.

The fuel savings would offset the additional cost of electric… if the life of the batteries was the same as the life of the vehicle, but unfortunately this is not the case. At the end of last year, we already told you about the case of Fina, who, in a situation where he had paid or not paid 20,000 euros for the replacement of his Tesla’s batteries, decided on a less common, more surprising and undeniably much more fun option… And it’s because for with the help of professionals and 30 kilos of dynamite, he reduced his Tesla Model S to ashes.

And from what we can read on TechSpot, less spectacular but certainly with similar sentiments, Canadian citizen Mario Zelaya had to face the “death” of his Tesla’s batteries, for which he paid 140,000 Canadian dollars in 2013 and that 11 years and 77,000 miles later (Elon Musk boasted an average battery life of between 300,000 and 500,000 miles, or 21 to 25 years) found they had reached the end of their useful life.

Despite the fact that the rate of battery degradation is due to a manufacturing defect, according to Zelay, Tesla offered him no other solution than to replace the batteries for 26,000 Canadian dollars, or about 19,600 euros, with the bonus of not having to replace the battery. nor did he have access to the interior of your vehicle, not even to collect property documents that were inside. Tesla’s solution to this particular point? You will pay $26,000 to replace the batteries. In the end, Zelaya had to pay for the duplicate documentation that was inside the Tesla just so he could sell the car and say goodbye to the brand forever.