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Battery longevity is related to number of charge cycles… which means for equivalent efficiency, larger range vehicles will last much longer (in terms of mileage
by Kirby64 3y ago
Battery longevity is related to number of charge cycles… which means for equivalent efficiency, larger range vehicles will last much longer (in terms of mileage) before needing a battery replacement. I don’t know why the Leaf or the crappy Mini Cooper EV would get high marks if their batteries will need replacing much sooner, since battery replacements generally total out a vehicle.
Seems like some very shoddy metrics used on this study…
- pornel 3y agoIndeed. Leaf doesn’t have active thermal management for its battery, which noticeably shortens its lifespan. Leaf can’t keep batteries cool enough during charging in hot weather, and can’t preheat them before charging in cold weather. Leaf and Tesla S are two cars with over a decade of real-world data available, and Tesla’s degrade 1-2% per year, Leaf 2-3% per year.