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I expect they'll be fine. Most of the EVs that required battery replacement were early Nissan Leafs with bad thermal management systems. My EV (5yo) has 96%
by r00fus 4y ago
I expect they'll be fine. Most of the EVs that required battery replacement were early Nissan Leafs with bad thermal management systems. My EV (5yo) has 96% capacity. Can't wait to test it again at 10y.
- tim333 4y agoAlso hopefully batteries will get cheaper over time.
- nradov 4y agoBattery cells will get cheaper over time. New battery packs for EVs older than ~10 years will often be unavailable at any price because they're no longer manufactured, or will be so expensive that the car gets scrapped. DRM features will make it difficult for third-party auto parts manufacturers to sell cheaper aftermarket replacement packs.
- petra 4y agoTesla was working on batteries with a 20-year lifespan.
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- Kuinox 4y agoZoe cars that sold 10 years ago can still get their battery replaced without much difficulties.
- nradov 4y agoCool. How much does that cost including all parts and labor as a percentage of the vehicle's value? Does Renault actually sell new production battery packs for those vehicles, or just refurbished parts with degraded capacity?
- Kuinox 4y ago> Does Renault actually sell new production battery packs for those vehicles, Yes. > How much does that cost including all parts and labor as a percentage of the vehicle's value? I think you are overestimating the time it take to replace a battery with appropriate equipment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23qFN9sLjVU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23qFN9sLjVU Initially only leased batteries were available, so there is still a lot of people with leased batteries, and batteries get swapped for free when capacity drop below 75%. The trick is that the battery capacity rarely go below 75%. Battery replacement is something very rare (which make leasing a bad deal), 10 years laters there is still very few peoples that peoples that made their car batteries replaced.
- Cd00d 4y agoHonestly, I trust you're being sincere, but this reads like anti-EV FUD.
- nradov 4y agoI am being sincere and would like to see EVs succeed, but let's be realistic about the full lifecycle costs and residual values. This goes beyond short term service costs. A 2002 model year Toyota 4Runner in decent running condition still retains significant value today, and can be easily repaired with commonly available parts. In 2042, will we be able to say the same about any EV being sold today?