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32000€ Battery repaired for 500€ – VW eUP

By Strom Trooper

The repair, costing €32,000, was resolved for €500 on a 2015 VW eUp. It generally doesn’t require major interventions and has proven extremely reliable with very few issues. The owner reported the vehicle being immobilized for a couple of months. An authorized service performed a diagnosis and determined a new battery was needed. Due to…

EV Pioneers Achilles’ heel- ION ZERO iMiev OBC

By Strom Trooper

Peugeot Ion, Citroën C-Zero, and Mitsubishi i-MiEV – one and the same vehicle, one of the unbreakable pioneers and one of the few that outlasted most of the competition in that segment. Back in 2012, at the age of 24, while I was dreaming of buying a Tesla that was just being promoted, I didn’t…

Smart 453EQ – 8000€ fuse defect – No charging

By Strom Trooper

The Smart 453 EQ encountered a significant charging issue, with the manufacturer in Germany quoting €8,000 for repairs, despite the actual cost of the faulty component being just €2. The issue stemmed from an inability to charge via Type 2. OEMs often opt to replace entire powertrain units rather than diagnosing and repairing individual components,…

Fiat 500e USA – Onboard charger Failure 05185004AH

By Strom Trooper

Failure of the OBC integrated module responsible for charging the battery in an EV. There are no used ones available, and even new ones are unavailable. If a used one were available, it used to cost around €3500-5000 (according to Google), and a new one likely costs even more. This situation puts the responsibility of…

🇬🇧Which Tesla to buy? A beginner’s guide.

By Strom Trooper

The dilemma that concerned me five years ago when I was choosing my first used Tesla. I had no one to ask, but the comfort offered to me was the 8-year warranty on the motor and battery. But with that factory warranty, I wondered what would happen later, after it expired, and how to repair…

Koju rabljenu Teslu kupiti? Vodič za početnike.

By Strom Trooper

Dilema koja me mučila prije pet godina, kada sam birao svoju prvu rabljenu Teslu, bila je to što nisam imao koga pitati za savjet. No, utjehu mi je pružala garancija na motor i bateriju od 8 godina. Međutim, pitao sam se što će se dogoditi nakon isteka te tvorničke garancije i kako ću popraviti bateriju…