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joering2yesterday at 7:23 PM6 repliesview on HN

why? would you buy a used cellphone with 70% functioning battery?


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wcoenenyesterday at 7:30 PM

EV batteries degrade nowhere near that fast.

https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-battery-life-80-percent-capa...

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nemomarxyesterday at 7:36 PM

For the right price, maybe? I've given old cellphones to friends for the price of a meal or pizza before, so maybe around there.

Getting a used car for a few thousand dollars even if it's fairly worn out is still way more tempting than buying new, right?

tirantyesterday at 7:38 PM

ICE also degrade over time. Batteries tend to last way longer than internal combustion engines.

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jbmyesterday at 8:00 PM

Replacing an iPhone phone battery is trivial cost-wise, why not?

barbazooyesterday at 8:09 PM

> > In other news, the lack of demand makes them pretty cheap at the moment. You can find a 2023 HW4 Plaid Model S for <$50k.

> why? would you buy a used cellphone with 70% functioning battery?

Did you test that particular battery before making that statement or how do you know what percentage it's at?

bagelsyesterday at 7:32 PM

A used 1000hp car is a lot more fun than even a new cell phone.