Credit: Tesla/Treehugger
Tesla warrants its battery pack for 8 years & unlimited distance. On the other hand, the drivetrain is covered by a four-year, 50,000-mile, limited warranty.
Until now.
In a post on the Tesla blog, CEO Elon Musk has extended the warranty on the drivetrain to match that on the battery pack. Hence the, "Infinite Mile Warranty", title on the Tesla blog post at:
http://www.teslamotors.com/en_AU/blog/infinite-mile-warranty / electric vehicle car EV BEV lithium ion LiIon battery Tesla Model S drive unit warranty guarantee increased match battery pack 85 kWh Model S most popular model 8 year infinite mile warranty both battery pack drive unit no limit number of owners warranty period warranty extension apply retroactively all Model S vehicles ever produced hindsight policy Model S program electric motor fundamentally more reliable gasoline engines fewer moving parts oily residue combustion products byproducts warranty policy investors shareholders moderately negative effect on Tesla earnings in the short term warranty reserves Tesla vehicle owners /
