On Tesla Autonomy Day on April 22, 2019, Elon Musk stated that “the current battery pack is about maybe 300,000 to 500,000 miles.” That is equivalent to a mileage between 482,800 kilometers and more than 804,600 km. It was enough for German customers to use the lifespan Musk brought up in lawsuits against the company. Tesla’s lawyers dismissed what Elon Musk said and even claimed electric cars are more prone to failure.
This story begins with Tesla customers that decided to cancel their purchases due to defects or flaws in their cars. German law dictates that they can do so but have to pay compensation for use. It is proportionally calculated depending on how much the vehicle ran compared to its expected lifespan. In other words, the larger the lifespan, the lower the compensation for use is.
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