Tesla Model 3 Spoofed off the highway - Regulus Navigation System Hack Causes Car to Turn On Its Own

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yeh, its prob. like the Anti Klimate Lobby idiots.....ps cool you have a LEAF , i had a Electric scooter but they diddent told me honoust how long a battery last and how much it really cost-a new 1-+the battery charger also brakes every 5 years $$$$$$, i baught the scooter from my last seavings,It was realy great injoying to drive and NO cost aslong as nothing goes broke, but the scooter cost 3600 euro, a new battery=900 euro+a new battery loader=800 euro both to replace +- every 5 years ( every +_6000 kilometers witn my weight) and thats when you drive ones a week (10-15 miles/Kilometers- So thats insane ,driving it everyday you would have to spent a new batter+holder so +- 2000 euro every year while the new scooter cost 3600 , its insane, so Koos Werkeloos=JObloss me had to sell it....PS can you repleace the battery of the Leaf-elektric cars or not?

[–]yetanotherone_sigh 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, you can replace the battery on a Leaf. Mine is 3 years old and it still has full battery capacity at this point. The new batteries cost almost as much as buying a used Leaf. (About $9000 USD) It can be done yourself, but the batteries are really heavy and come in a very large pack. So usually it is done by a Nissan shop mechanic. I'm still waiting for a third party battery manufacturer (or someone who will rebuild an old battery pack) for cheaper than a new Nissan battery.

I've also seen replacement batteries for hybrid cars such as Toyota Prius. These have been around long enough that you can buy a third party manufactured battery and they are a LOT cheaper than Toyota's factory battery.

It's interesting that for the Tesla, they are considering a battery "subscription". They are really easy to change out (it's the whole bottom of the car which just unbolts), so you basically just drive away with a new one when your old one dies.

If I had one of those electric scooters, I would look into replacing the battery and charger myself. You probably can get it a lot cheaper if you are not afraid of doing a little research and getting your hands dirty. It sounds like they are buying cheap Chinese batteries and chargers and marking the price way up.