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One of the sources cited in this article says that at 70% battery health EVs are useless and need replaced. It seems to be a common misconception, maybe based
by ZeroGravitas 1y ago
One of the sources cited in this article says that at 70% battery health EVs are useless and need replaced.
It seems to be a common misconception, maybe based on the limits set for warranty repairs and then a weird logical leap.
Even early EVs that didn't have great range to start with are still useful to someone when range is lower. To make a blanket statement that all 10 year old EVs are useless seems like motivated reasoning.
- Xss3 1y agoThat is so stupid it hurts. We took her 'useless' 80mi range for a 350mi day trip in the mountains this summer while the petrol car got repaired. Sure it meant a few stops at fast chargers, +60mi in 15mins for quick stops. We had 3 meals at places with chargers so it got 3 full charges while we ate. It was still a great day out despite taking longer than it would in the petrol car.
- michaelcampbell 1y ago> Sure it meant a few stops at fast chargers, +60mi in 15mins for quick stops. IF those are available, that's great. For a lot of people that's just not an option. I should note I'm all for EVs but they're not the "win" for everyone they could be until infrastructure catches up.
- Xss3 1y agoThe point was they're not useless, even for longer journies, not that they fit every person and every use case.