Up to now, Mr. Hansjörg von Gemmingen-Hornberg of Germany has driven the Tesla Model S travels nearly 2 million km to many places around the world world conquered the Sahara desert in Africa.
Talking about the most popular car, many people will certainly immediately think of the 1966 Volvo P1800 that Mr. Irv Gordon bought new and drove it for 5,23 million. km before passing away in 2018.
Mr. Irv’s coupe only had to change its engine twice. Meanwhile, Gemmingen-Hornberg’s Tesla Model S P85 has replaced 13 motors and is using a 4th battery pack even though the total distance achieved is only about 1/3.
It’s not Gemmingen’s fault. Hornberg drove recklessly. He affirmed that he normally never drives more than 100km/h even though he lives in Germany, a country with roads without speed limits. He regularly charges the battery between 15-70%.
Consciously keeping Conservation has helped the current battery pack on his Tesla Model S only lose 8% after 150,000km, giving the car a range of about 400km. Before being replaced, the previous battery pack was so corroded that it was only enough to provide power for the car to run 260km.
All 3 battery changes were done by Tesla for free, but just like the engine Not every time it is a new replacement, there are times when the used engine and battery of another car are repaired by the company for continued use.
Mr. Gemmingen-Hornberg said that Tesla only replaces the engine without clearly state what problem it has; There are engines that can only last 50,000km or 70,000km, but there are engines that can last 780,000km. However, because they are replaced for free and he often detects problems early, there is no trouble.
Gemmingen-Hornberg not working as a taxi driver but just a normal person. He bought a used Model S in 2014 when it had only run 30,000km (according to the odometer) and liked to drive it everywhere. He inherited it from his parents and bought Tesla stock from the early days.
He not only drove around Europe but also to Morocco and even China (but transferred the car by machine fly). He has just returned to Germany from a trip to Africa.
The Model S is not the only Tesla that Gemmingen-Hornberg owns. He also has a first-generation Tesla Roadster, but with less mileage; To date, it has only run 735,000km.
Even though it has gone through 13 engines and 4 battery packs (including the first set) it has only completed nearly 2 million km, far behind many gasoline cars, but this result is still extremely impressive, especially with a early electric car.
Talking about the plus points of electric cars compared to gasoline cars, Mr. Gemmingen-Hornberg gave an example when running in the desert of gasoline cars. affected by dust and sand electric car is not because the engine does not need air to operate.
He said that even though the car has to change the engine and replace battery but it’s all done by Tesla for free. Although he can no longer replace the battery for free, he said he can pay this cost himself and has no intention of returning to a gasoline car.
He thinks he has fallen in love with electric cars. Since the beginning of time, I still feel that buying an electric car is the right decision. He wants to continue spending the rest of his life traveling with his Model S.
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