kelvin 660
White SR+ with LFP battery
I’ve been told that there are a couple of places that might be able to repair HV batteries, but they don’t seem to be well known.
FYI - model 3 & Y batteries are not repairable. They have not been designed to be taken apart! That said, there might be an adequate supply of scrap cars with undamaged batteries available in a few years time...
Anyway my thinking is, in 8 years/100,000 miles, when my EV is out of warranty, I would have saved about £20,000 in fuel/running costs compared to an equivalent ICE car. So, I think I will be about £7K ahead in depreciation and running costs and that this difference would go some way towards a second-hand battery, if needed. And if not needed, and I keep the car, I will have a very cheap runabout until it dies...
Notes.
EV car purchased at £41K and valued at £5K* after 8 years/100K miles = £36K depreciation, plus electricity = £38.3K
ICE car purchased at £36K and valued at £10K after 8 years/100K miles = £26K depreciation, plus fuel/etc. of £20K = £46K
Difference between EV and ICE car = £7.7K
* Low used price as out of warranty and if the new owner can get 2 to 3 more years out of the car then the almost get the car for free after running costs! Not a bad gamble... Actually, 8 year old Leaf's are currently going for around £6K so the price at 8 years might be higher...