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Where does the author give a battery resale value for the Fiat 500e? Since it has a small battery, it degrades much faster per mile than a large battery.
by greglindahl 10y ago
Where does the author give a battery resale value for the Fiat 500e? Since it has a small battery, it degrades much faster per mile than a large battery.
- gcb0 10y agoit weights 1/3 of tesla so it degrades 3x slower
- _ph_ 10y agoWhat has the weight of the battery to do with degradation speed? It is the cycle count which determines battery aging, and for the same distance driven, a Tesla has far fewer battery cycles than a smaller vehicle. The energy consumption of a Tesla is higher than that of smaller vehicles, but by a surprisingly small amount, as kinetic energy can be (partially) recovered. At highway speeds, a Tesla even sometimes consumes less energy than some smaller EV due to its better aerodynamics.
- gcb0 10y agoweight of vehicle. battery degradation is proportional to energy x time. if you need 3x more to push all that weight, is it is dead 3x earlier. it's just like how you waste breaks 3x faster breaking a cayenne instead of a sedan.
- swiley 10y agoAfter some googling I actually can't even find a place to buy replacements so I can price them (maybe I'm thinking about this wrong?) For a car, $4k sounds low enough that if it doesn't work out it's not /that/ big a deal. These used EVs sound great for someone that just wants to try the idea out without becoming totally invested.
- URSpider94 10y agoMy point was that these are 3-year-old cars, most with light usage. It's easy to find examples with 15k miles. The packs have held up very well - mine had lost at most 5% of its range, if that. So, assume 22kWh capacity left, that should be worth $4k alone by the author's metrics.