Comment on Samsung delivers 600-mile solid-state EV battery as it teases 9-minute charging and 20-year lifespan tech

jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• ShadowRam@fedia.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Today's EV's batteries will already outlast the car.

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  • SupraMario@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Uhh do what? You’re assuming the cars last less than 10 years? Who are these people throwing away cars after such a short time?

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    • ratofkryll@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It really depends on where you live. There are some parts of the world where environmental factors like ocean humidity or winter road salting will cause a car’s frame to rust through in a few years if you’re not careful. Look up the Rust Belt for an example.

      On the other hand, if you live somewhere warm and dry, your car’s frame and body will outlast its original mechanical components.

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      • TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        “Rust Belt” isn’t literal, it refers to an area of the US where industrial manufacturing declined significant in the second half of the 20th century. It’s called that in part at least because its previous moniker was “Steel Belt”.

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      • SupraMario@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        No that’s just proper maintenance… allowing salt to sit on the car constantly is not keeping up with maintenance.

        Also as the other user has stated rust belt has nothing to do with cars rusting.

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    • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I read about a survey that found Tesla batteries were still at an average 85% health after 250k miles. Not bad at at all

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      • SupraMario@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        That’s a good thing.

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    • davidagain@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I think you’re talking about batteries from nearly 15 years ago, which did degrade significantly with age and/or use. There has been a significant and noticeable improvement since then. The person you were taking to did say today’s batteries.

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      • SupraMario@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Even then the batteries should not outlast the car. That’s insane.

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  • jordanlund@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    They outlast the car, but don’t have the range and take too long to charge, that’s the problem, not the longevity.

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    • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      I have never had an issue with either of those things. On road trips, there are plenty of fast ev chargers these days. And my EV already goes 320mi on a full charge. You don’t want to sit at max charge for long anyway. I only charge to 50% and haven’t had much range anxiety. Realistically it’s better than gas, because at home it charges overnight (even to 100%).

      Charging on road trips at a fast charger takes as long as a quick trip to the bathroom and grabbing a bite to eat.

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      • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Sounds nice. In much of the US it’s not at all that easy to find fast chargers and longer lasting and quicker charging batteries would significantly help EV adoption here.

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