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>"all electric vehicles will be taken off the market after let's say 10 years" >"in the region of 30%-50% capacity" Why are we saying 10 years? Why are we in
by elif 4y ago
>"all electric vehicles will be taken off the market after let's say 10 years"
>"in the region of 30%-50% capacity"
Why are we saying 10 years? Why are we in the region of 30% capacity?
I'm so curious why you'd invent such pessimistic numbers... I am hoping there is a beneficent reason for the choice..
But to inject a frame of reality in your imagining, my 2012 Nissan leaf has worse battery chemistry than modern EVs, has been left for up to 6 months off the charger, charged fully to 100% it's entire life, and still maintains 83% of original capacity a decade later.
- forgotusername6 4y agoBut there are other Nissan leaves that now have a range of 30 miles
- elif 4y agoCan you share your reference? They only went 73 miles brand new... And they never went 73 miles at highway speed, if that's what you are referring to.. In fact, out of spec motoring channel recently bought the cheapest EV in the country, a $3.5k 2012 leaf with a broken charger, and they were able to get 53 miles out of it at a constant 72mph indicated.
- maximus-decimus 4y agoThe reason it was cheap wasn't because of the battery though, but because it was accidented.
- Tagbert 4y agoYes, Nissan went cheap and did not provide any cooling system for their batteries. The first gen batteries ended up being degraded by the heat and lost range. Nissan did change to a different chemistry that was less sensitive to temperature but they never added a cooling system. (Their new Ariya EV does have an active cooling system). Most other EVs, even of that era, had a cooling system and their batteries have been lasting for many years.