Tesla has an 8 year battery and motor warranty.

All well and good but 8 years isn't that old for a car. I don't even look at cars that new. I start at 10+ years old. The drivetrain on any car should last 20 years if it's not abused and given reasonable care and even if you end up needing to replace the engine or transmission that's a few thousand dollars on an older car. What would a new battery on a 10 year old Tesla cost you? Can you even buy one?

	▲	JKCalhoun 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Can you even buy one? I would like to think 1) that the answer is yes and 2) that the price in fact come down over time as battery tech gets cheaper, markets of scale, etc. Maybe some startup needs to go into the battery replacement market for specific popular models of 8+ year old EVs.
	▲	micromacrofoot 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Average lifespan of a car in the US is 16 years, warranty covers half of that. Given the lowest acceptable threshold for capacity under some warranties (70%) and assuming linear degradation, a 16 year old EV would have 40% capacity (worst case). Given a typical range of 250 for EVs today, that would put you at ~110 miles on a charge. Seems like it would be a fine car to me given the age. I'd also expect battery swaps to become more common as the industry ages, which will drive prices down.