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That's why I'm not an early adopter. There are a lot of things we're learning about the long-term viability of today's EVs. We have a lot of experience with ele
by taylodl 3y ago
That's why I'm not an early adopter. There are a lot of things we're learning about the long-term viability of today's EVs. We have a lot of experience with electric motors, but that's about it. We're using lithium ion batteries in new and novel ways and exposing them to environments for which we don't have a lot of experience. We're using new gigacast manufacturing techniques that auto repair shops are saying they can't easily repair without having to re-tool and re-train. There's electronics galore all over these vehicles (and new ICE vehicles, too) that I'm not sure of their longevity in practice.
I say this because we know these motors are good for 400,000+ miles. The average American drives 13,500 miles per year so that works out to a 30 year service life I'm not confident at all the rest of the car will last anywhere near that long.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoA high percentage of 2012 Leaf's and Model S's are still on the road, many with 200,000+ miles.
- sebazzz 3y agoAnd a lot of the fear of battery degration is caused by the early Leafs which didn't have any battery conditioning, and probably less mature battery management as well.