Navigating the Used EV Market with J Sale, B Wu & D Croft

[@garrybusowsky6997]

In California there is a company called AMBER to provide extended warranty insurance

[@garrybusowsky6997]

I have a Tesla MX performance 2017 and it is coming up to 7.5 years. I use TESLAFI app which says I have 10.8% degradation. Replacement cost for me 100kw battery is A$45,000 .. gulp !! I am in Australia..😎

[@ElectricVehicleSociety]

I owned a 2017 MX as well. Seems that most of the degradation happens in the first year, then trails to a couple of % each year. As long as you still have enough range for your daily use, I expect your battery will continue to perform for a long time yet. How many Kms on it now?

[@antoinepageau8336]

I believe only a small percentage of Bolt batteries were actually replaced. Chevrolet changed their mind mid early in the replacement process and forced customers to run a software test for 10,000 km and 90% of those after the test were told they aren’t getting a new battery. I got this from a Bolt owner who is not impressed with how the battery replacement was handled.

[@BackyardDiscoveries]

The recall, which was initiated in November 2020, affected around 110,000 Chevy Bolt and Bolt EUV units from model years 2017 to 2022. All batteries on 2017-2019 models were to be replaced, while defective modules in 2020-2022 Bolts were to be replaced. By mid-2022, Chevrolet and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that well over half of 2017 to 2022 Bolts had been addressed, but no specific numbers were provided.

[@flashsushi1843]

Besides Teslas, the battery costs $300-400+ per kWh, it's just crazy. Reman packs aren't really that great it seems. Batteries at scrap yards can be cheap for a reason but good to know they're only selling for $5-6,000 CAD. Hopefully those cars were not scrapped because of battery issues.