Comment on Auto execs are coming clean: EVs aren't working

• Whoresradish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is kind of true. A lot of the maintenance requirements for ICE vehicles is not needed for EVs. So you save money on things like oil changes and if you can charge at home then charging is probably cheaper than gas. But that battery probably needs to be replaced after about 5 years and that is a very expensive maintenance cost.

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  • wtfeweguys@lemmy.whynotdrs.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Research suggests otherwise.

    An independent analysis of 15,000 EV batteries finds that most don’t need to be replaced until they’re well over a decade old.

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I have a 2016 leaf. I’ve changed the tires. That’s the maintenance. It’s like $3 to ‘fill’, and that’s about the same as three gallons of ICE distance.

    The battery is around 90% of what I bought it at.

    I have yet to hit any of the problems people are afraid of, but I might just be lucky.

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  • Virulent@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    That might be true for older cars that didn’t have good thermal management systems (like the old Nissan leaf) but not true anymore. Electric car batteries now regularly reach over 100k miles with only small degradation. If you baby it, it seems that 200k miles with only 10% range loss is to be expected now

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  • proudblond@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    My EV is just over 5 years old and the battery is fine. I know it’s anecdotal but the batteries last longer than projected.

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    • Whoresradish@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      My 5 year estimate may actually be outdated already fortunately. First article popup about it shows 8 to 12 years now depending on the company and battery type. This is actually fantastic to see that as I was quite worried the tech would stagnate eventually.

      pcmag.com/…/how-long-do-ev-batteries-last-study-s…

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    • Illogicalbit@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I have a 2015 leaf and while the estimated battery range has gone from 90’s to 60’s on mileage, it’s still kicking and gets me around the city just fine.

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  • someguy3@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No oil, timing belt, transmission. EVs are incredibly simple vehicles. Many years ago Tesla wanted a million mile battery, they are constantly getting better.

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