Recently, overseas blogger @Fully Charged interviewed a Model S owner who bought it in 2018 in a video report. It is understood that the car traveled more than 400,000 miles (about 644,000 kilometers) with the original battery, and the battery was not replaced until it exceeded 660,000 kilometers.
"I use fast charging every day, which should be considered a high frequency, but I didn't expect the Tesla battery to still maintain good performance, so I found that I don't need to worry about the degradation of the electric car's battery life at all."
What surprised the owner even more was that the vehicle did not change the brake pads until it was about 460,000 kilometers, "There was no abnormal sound in the brake pads at that time, and I asked the staff to change it when I went to the Tesla center to check the air conditioning brake." ”
In other words, the actual service life of Tesla brake pads may be longer than 460,000 kilometers!
For traditional vehicles, the brakes wear out quickly in daily use, and if they are not replaced in time, it will affect the performance and safety of the vehicle. Compared with fuel vehicles, many car owners find that Tesla vehicles rarely need to replace brake pads, which saves a lot of maintenance costs while ensuring stable braking.
With the unique advantage of regenerative braking, Tesla can realize partial deceleration action, reducing the frequency of brake pad use and replacement to a certain extent. According to incomplete statistics from the media, the frequency of brake pad use and replacement of Tesla vehicles is only one-third of that of traditional fuel vehicles.
Tesla once said on the overseas official platform: "Tesla's regenerative braking system can significantly reduce the wear of brake pads and extend the service life of brake pads, thereby saving costs for car owners and helping to improve vehicle efficiency." ”
It should be noted that in case of emergency, the user must press the brake pedal to achieve braking, "The correct braking method is to press the brake pedal hard to obtain sufficient braking power. ”