[siliconc0w]

In other news, the lack of demand makes them pretty cheap at the moment. You can find a 2023 HW4 Plaid Model S for <$50k.

[rootusrootus]

To be fair, that is probably with like 75-100K miles.

[joering2]

why? would you buy a used cellphone with 70% functioning battery?

[wcoenen]

EV batteries degrade nowhere near that fast.

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-battery-life-80-percent-capa...

[nemomarx]

For the right price, maybe? I've given old cellphones to friends for the price of a meal or pizza before, so maybe around there.

Getting a used car for a few thousand dollars even if it's fairly worn out is still way more tempting than buying new, right?

[tirant]

ICE also degrade over time. Batteries tend to last way longer than internal combustion engines.

[jbm]

Replacing an iPhone phone battery is trivial cost-wise, why not?

[barbazoo]

> > In other news, the lack of demand makes them pretty cheap at the moment. You can find a 2023 HW4 Plaid Model S for <$50k.

> why? would you buy a used cellphone with 70% functioning battery?

Did you test that particular battery before making that statement or how do you know what percentage it's at?

[bagels]

A used 1000hp car is a lot more fun than even a new cell phone.