Repair-Cost
Tesla Battery Replacement Costs: The $40,000 Quote Was Two Quotes
“How many ‘Tesla battery replacement costs $40K’ articles are being written right now based on this misunderstanding?”
That comment sits partway down a 267-comment thread. At the top of the thread is a photograph of a Tesla work order for a 2013 Model S, total just under $40,000, posted with the caption “Upgrading to a 90kw. Just under $40k out the door.”
The commenter was right to ask. That invoice is a large part of where the internet’s Tesla battery number comes from, and it is not a battery replacement price.
Tesla Air Suspension Repair Costs: Why the Same Symptom Bills $425 or $5,612
“What is the damage going to be (cost) when it’s time to replace them?”
That question, or some version of it, shows up every few weeks in the Model X forums, usually from someone who has just noticed one corner sitting lower in the driveway. The answers they get back range from a few hundred dollars to five figures, which is not much help.
Both answers are true. That is the actual problem.
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