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The batteries in most electric vehicles will now effectively last the lifetime of the vehicle itself [0]. Like modern solar panels, it's effectively not a consi
by PlunderBunny 2y ago
The batteries in most electric vehicles will now effectively last the lifetime of the vehicle itself [0]. Like modern solar panels, it's effectively not a consideration any more.
Granted, there's a big range in the age of used Nissan Leaf's (Leaves?)
[0] https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/07/heres-one-way-we-know-that-an-evs-battery-will-last-the-cars-lifetime/#p3 https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/07/heres-one-way-we-know-t...
- aprilthird2021 2y agoNot Nissan Leaf batteries. The article explicitly says: > The Nissan Leaf bears a lot of responsibility for the idea that EV batteries don't last. Nissan eschewed liquid cooling for the Leaf's pack, and the EV first went on sale in model year 2012, so there has been enough time for some early Leafs to lose up to 20 percent of their pack's storage capacity.