Hansjörg Gemmingen-Hornberg is famous for the fact that in 2019 he became the first Tesla owner to cross the million kilometer mark. Four years later, the man set a new record. During this time, the owner of the electric car regularly changed motors and batteries. At the same time, the car is still capable of traveling about 400 kilometers without recharging.
The German purchased his Tesla Model S P85 with a mileage of 30 thousand kilometers almost ten years ago. Every year the man drove about 200 thousand kilometers in an electric car. Moreover, the owner does not work in a taxi, but uses the car for his own needs. In addition, the German often travels by electric car. During its operation, he traveled with it to Africa and China.
Such an impressive mileage forces the owner to regularly change electric motors, which most often fail due to a design flaw in the cooling system. Currently, the man has already installed the 14th engine. In addition, batteries are also subject to wear and tear, which significantly reduces the range over time. The owner installed the current battery 150 thousand kilometers ago. According to him, Tesla is capable of driving up to 400 kilometers without recharging.
Last June, this same Tesla traveled more than 1.6 million kilometers. At that time, the owner changed the electric motor eight times.
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