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24kw leaf battery is an example of this with user stats seemingly bearing it out. Charge it to 80% each time, you can expect 3000 cycles before it's spent (drop
by FooHentai 7y ago
24kw leaf battery is an example of this with user stats seemingly bearing it out. Charge it to 80% each time, you can expect 3000 cycles before it's spent (drops below 85% of original capacity). If you charge to 100% each time, you'll only get 1000 cycles.
3-4 years versus 8-10 years use makes a big difference.
- taneq 7y agoThe 85% capacity benchmark seems pretty arbitrary to me. I'd imagine most owners very rarely use more than 85% of their range (or at least, could avoid doing so easily) at which point 85% isn't "needs expensive battery replacement", it's just "slightly less range buffer". I imagine in 20 years' time we'll see plenty of old beaters, student cars etc. with 50% or less range that are still quite happily driving around.
- drcross 7y agoThat's already the case, you can pick up 2013 Nissan Leafs with very small batteries for small money. They're used for commute cars or grocery pickup.