On January 6, a Tesla owner in Germany posted the mileage of his car on social platforms. The pictures show that the Model S has traveled 1.5 million kilometers, which is the longest known Tesla in the world.
It is reported that this is the red Model S P85 model purchased by the owner in 2014, and it has traveled 1.5 million kilometers in less than 8 years, which means that it needs to travel 200,000 kilometers per year, with an average single-day mileage of more than 500 kilometers. The distance of 1.5 million kilometers is equivalent to 38 laps around the Earth, which can travel between the Earth and the Moon at least twice.
Such a high mileage may come from germany's unlimited speed limit highways. In the case of no speed limit, 3 hours can "run out of power" for this Tesla with an endurance of more than 500 kilometers.
As early as 2019, the Model S had reached 1 million kilometers. It is reported that the vehicle has replaced the power battery 3 times, 4 times the motor, 2 times the small battery, as well as other components such as shock absorber suspension, front axle, and the central control screen in the car.
As we all know, the power battery is the part with the highest maintenance and replacement cost for pure electric vehicles. Typically, the Model S costs around $25,000 to replace the battery. Considering that this Tesla of more than 1 million kilometers has replaced the battery 3 times, almost each battery can use more than 500,000 kilometers, such maintenance costs are still acceptable.
Because the warranty of parts such as batteries in early Model S models is unlimited kilometers, the car is not yet warranted, and Tesla will pay for the replacement and repair of some parts.
In addition, early Tesla models can enjoy free supercharging services, which means that car owners also save costs in charging energy. Even if household charging is used, at the cost of electricity of 0.1 yuan per kilometer, the charging cost of 1.5 million kilometers is only 150,000 yuan, which is several times lower than that of the same level of fuel vehicles (at least 1 million yuan fuel cost).
It is worth mentioning that the owner is a big Tesla fan, and he often shares content related to Tesla and the mileage of the vehicle on social platforms. In addition, he is also the owner of a generation of Tesla Roadster sports cars, which have a mileage of more than 600,000 kilometers.