Salvage Tesla. Too much dough, I'd say.

http://www.sgi.sk.ca/lcgi/salvage_bid_site/comp_details.cgi?stock_num=S156643&store=Saskatoon

35k? Don't they sell new for only 60?

The P85+ was $110k+

$31,000 in parts are on the estimate.

I imagine the only thing harder than finding used Tesla parts is finding the person who needs used Tesla parts.

Wait, we're looking at this the wrong way. This is a Locost donor.

Derick Freese wrote: Wait, we're looking at this the wrong way. This is a Locost donor.

I think that would be a Hicost donor.

Sounds like a fair price if the battery and powertrain (or power...system?) are still good. I'm sure the interior bits are quite valuable as well.

Yeah, what about this little tidbit...

TESLA TECH REPAIR NOTES SHOULD BE REVIEWED BY INTERESTED BIDDERS BEFORE BIDDING ON VEHICLE AS REPAIRS AND INSPECTIONS MUST BE DONE BY AN AUTHORIZED TESLA REPAIR CENTER

IIRC the battery pack alone is worth about $20k.

The other thing about using it for a Locost is the fact that the battery pack weighs around 1200 lbs. by itself. I recon that one would be doing good to keep the overall car weight under 2500 lbs. Then again, a Tesla weighs almost 5000 lbs. and is fast as hell. A Tesla based Locost would be a rocket sled.

Kreb wrote: The other thing about using it for a Locost is the fact that the battery pack weighs around 1200 lbs. by itself. I recon that one would be doing good to keep the overall car weight under 2500 lbs. Then again, a Tesla weighs almost 5000 lbs. and is fast as hell. A Tesla based Locost would be a rocket sled.

When I did the calculations for converting my Corolla to an EV a few years ago, I worked out that I could get 30~40 miles range with 400lbs of Li-ion batteries (roughly the same weight of the ICE stuff coming out so the vehicle weight wouldn't change much). So if you're willing to sacrifice range you don't have to haul around another Locost's weight in the car.

(I also worked out that the landed cost of those batteries for me would be $10k and that the legality of importing them at all was highly questionable, so that ended the EV swap plans).

A Leaf - powered Locost would be more the ticket.

The leaf's motor setup would put out decent power for a Locost. On the other hand, the Tesla's would let you do F1-like burnouts probably up to top speed...

Curious. Does the Tesla make use of another vehicles components for say suspension and brakes or it is 100% in-house effort?

I think the S is all in-house. Tesla certainly doesn't like to go to the parts bin, they develop a lot of things they could've simply bought off the shelf.

I checked out a Tesla Model S chassis in one of their mini showrooms and pretty much all of it looked to be tesla-specific although obviously a lot of components like struts/steering rack/abs module come from suppliers etc. But as far as the platform itself, its bespoke.