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Originally Posted by chassis
I don't see anyone claiming the electric motor is a weak link for BEVs.
The battery is the weak link.
Speaking to Tesla specifically, excluding the electric powertrain, it's a crummy car in my view.
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The above said a lot of the systems to keep the electric motor/battery running added possible issues to it. Get the price of the batteries down and many more would deal with the other issues. Right now the overall cost to own an electric doesn't work out very well when compared to an ICE.
"Crummy" - doesn't say much. It works as designed, is safe, fast, and the best electric available. It is now hitting 8 years on the market and has shown they keep running. I don't see mass battery replacement and haven't heard of mass expensive repairs needed to keep them running. If you want to compare them to a similar priced ICE I would say the interior isn't to the same standards, panel gaps, fit and finish. Someone said the screens have issues, anything else?