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> Modern EV’s easily least 25 years. Source, please?

• Retric 3y ago
  Existing cars and electrical systems, there isn’t a lot of novelty involved here. “Standard cars in this day and age are expected to keep running up to 200,000 miles, while cars with electric engines are expected to last for up to 300,000 miles.” https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a32758625/how-many-miles-does-a-car-last/ https://www.caranddriver.com/research/a32758625/how-many-mil... Of note older cars tend to go to be driven by teens etc who drive less meaning EV range is less of a concern. Meanwhile battery replacement costs keep falling, 13k to replace a model 3’s battery is way down and predicted to falling further. So the used market is likely to segregate with some % seeing 1 battery replacement in their lifetime and others having quite significant degradation.
  • hulitu 3y ago
    > are expected to keep running up to 200,000 miles, while cars with electric engines are expected to last English might not be my native language but, as far as i know, "last" is not equal with "expected to last".
    • Moomoomoo309 3y ago
      Well, yes, but to say that it will last means it cannot fail before then, which obviously cannot be true. Any vehicle can fail right out of the lot, so it's about when they usually fail, or how long they usually last.
    • tyingq 3y ago
      There's definitely a lot of variability on the ICE side. There are some brands/models that do last 200k miles, but there are plenty that don't. And many that could, but the required maintenance cost past a certain point is too high compared to the current value of the vehicle.