If I'm buying first gen with 65k miles on it, approximately how long will the battery last before it needs replacing? I tried searching Google on the expected battery life, didn't get solid answers.
Mother-in-law drives less than 5,000 miles per year. Her longest trip is a weekly shopping jaunt, about 30 miles round-trip including all stops. She does not drive fast. She does idle it quite a bit. There is a two mile fast stretch where she goes 55mph, and the rest she goes about 45mph. There is a CHAdeMO charger in town and I told her she could sit for ten minutes which from what I am reading should add about 30 miles on a fresh battery, so I guessed that 10 minutes gives 10 miles of driving on an aging battery. That should get her the 10 miles back to her house. She may sometimes tow a trailer with up to 1,000 pounds.
Need to avoid getting into a situation where we buy her a car to then turn around and replace the battery within ten years, or where she has to think a lot to avoid being stranded. MUST be dependable.
Mother-in-law drives less than 5,000 miles per year. Her longest trip is a weekly shopping jaunt, about 30 miles round-trip including all stops. She does not drive fast. She does idle it quite a bit. There is a two mile fast stretch where she goes 55mph, and the rest she goes about 45mph. There is a CHAdeMO charger in town and I told her she could sit for ten minutes which from what I am reading should add about 30 miles on a fresh battery, so I guessed that 10 minutes gives 10 miles of driving on an aging battery. That should get her the 10 miles back to her house. She may sometimes tow a trailer with up to 1,000 pounds.
Need to avoid getting into a situation where we buy her a car to then turn around and replace the battery within ten years, or where she has to think a lot to avoid being stranded. MUST be dependable.