Tesla driver reveals the vehicle's surprising condition after being driven more than 200,000 miles over five years
Topics: Cars, Tesla, YouTube, Technology
Gerrard Kaonga
Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Out of Spec Reviews
Topics: Cars, Tesla, YouTube, Technology
A proud Tesla owner has praised the company after racking up the miles on his 2017 model car and insisted there have been no issues with it.
Some cars really start to struggle when you put the miles on them, and this is particularly a problem when it comes to electric vehicles.
Due to EVs being on the market for such a short time (in the grand scheme of car production) people are often worried about battery degradation.
This hasn’t proven to be an issue for one Tesla driver who bought the electric vehicle Tesla Model X 100D back in 2018.
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The owner, Christian, went viral back in 2022 after speaking to the YouTube channel Out of Specs Reviews about his car.
After buying the 2017 model car, he said he had done around 200,000 miles in just five years and was still more than happy with the car, adorably calling it ‘his baby, his daily’.
Tesla says EV batteries lose between 12 and 15 percent of their capacity after 200,000 miles. However, Christian said his Tesla only lost 10 percent. So good on him for beating the odds.
He also said that he has taken his car on the Autobahn, a highway in Germany with certain areas with no speed limit, and driven the Tesla around 150 mph with no issue.
He did note that his car can’t sustain these high speeds for too long, but said he can still cruise at around 125mph ‘pretty well’ as long as there is some charge in the battery.
It is not clear how in 2024 how well Christian’s Tesla is holding up, but if he continued to use it as he had before he has likely put on at least 60,000 or 70,000 miles.
People were left pretty impressed on YouTube and admitted they would consider getting an EV vehicle or this Tesla model as a result.
“The dude's been running this car ragged for 200k miles, charging mostly at superchargers (which is bad for the battery) and he's still at 90 percent battery capacity. Dang, that’s incredible,” one user wrote.
Another commented: “I can ignore the typical wear and tear, it's the battery that impressed me the most. Roughly 10 percent loss is pretty damn good in my opinion."
A third wrote: “It's nice to see the car holding up so well. Battery degradation is low, and interior materials have held up nicely too.”