>> Pack has to go through an order of magnitude more charge cycles than a phone >I don't think this is true. Most electric cars are re-charged once a day, whic

>> Pack has to go through an order of magnitude more charge cycles than a phone >I don't think this is true. Most electric cars are re-charged once a day, which is about the same as a phone. A car has a much longer service life than a phone, at least 3-4x longer. The battery pack, being the most expensive components of the EV, pretty much has to last the life of the car.