Man buys 5-year-old Tesla Model S Long Range Performance and does test to see what 90,000 miles has done to its battery

This man had purchased a 5-year-old Tesla Model S Long Range Performance and wanted to see what the 90,000 miles on the clock had done to its battery.

When you buy a pre-owned car, you have to take into account its previous history.

In the case of this Model S, it’d racked up a considerable amount of miles.

But the real question was whether or not this had degraded the battery – and YouTuber Electric Vehicle Man wanted to find out.

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Taking a closer look at the battery health of this 5-year-old Tesla Model S

Electric Vehicle Man recalled that expectations over the lifespan of an EV battery have changed over the last few years.

“If I go to the early days of owning EVs about 10 years ago, everyone was telling me that they’d only last five years,” he said.

“Now that’s progressed to seven or eight years.

“There’s definitely a misconception as to how long batteries are lasting, especially on a modern EV.”

The EV he was looking at was a Tesla Model S Long Range Performance that had done 90,000 miles.

Admittedly, this is relatively low compared to some Teslas we’ve seen over the years.

One Model S had racked up 1.6 million miles, while one Model 3 had accumulated 238,000 miles.

But still, 90,000 isn’t an inconsiderable amount, and it’d still be worth checking the state of the battery.

To measure the battery’s health, he ran a series of tests – one a real-world driving test and another using a battery health app.

He used Tesla’s typical degradation pattern – between five and six percent in the first year, then between one and two percent each year after – as a benchmark.

What did he find?

The car’s battery had declined 11 percent over the five-year period.

“I’m more than happy with that,” Electric Vehicle Man concluded.

“This has three years and 60,000 miles left on the battery.”

Range anxiety – the biggest barrier to people going electric

It’s a common concern cited by people who are sitting on the fence when it comes to buying an electric car.

There’s a lot of worry that the batteries can’t manage the distances that people have come to expect with ICE vehicles.

However, this is largely a misconception.

At any rate, manufacturers are working overtime to make range anxiety a thing of the past.

Whether in China or in the US, companies are coming up with ideas to extend battery life and make them charge faster.

It’s an exciting time to become an EV owner, with all the developments coming out of the industry.

To see Electric Vehicle Man’s summary for yourself, visit his YouTube channel.

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