A few of us may struggle to get up in the morning when the weather condition is cold, but can the very same be said for an electric vehicle?
Next up in our series of misconception busting pieces we've worked on with @Shell_Recharge is this: 'Do electric automobiles battle in cold weather?'.
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Could do with a charger! Phone range anxiety – a daily torment !!
I’d argue an EV will last longer than a ICE equivalent, less to go wrong and we’re seeing batteries last over 300k miles. Still going to rust unfortunately
samsung A7 2017 typing right here.
OK, but cars lose capacity, just like a phone doesn’t last a day anymore, just like a petrol engine also gets less efficient.
They degrade over time. Do you get 80% capacity after 10 years.
Everything degrades over time. Who still drives the same car for over 10 years in this day and age, except maybe for people who only use it for runs to the supermarket and garden center?
I would certainly agree that electric cars are not the solution to all environmental problems they’re made out to be, but petrol cars wear out too, they also need components and sometimes whole engines replaced.
IMO this channel doesn’t need to respond to the FUDsters. Subscribers know already. #wastingyourbreath #mobilephoneswontcatchon
Our 2016 Leaf is still in daily use. 80 miles on a charge. Only repairs have been tyres (2 sets) and front suspension.
Spot on Nicola
My 2014 Tesla Model S has covered almost 80,000 miles. In a recent diagnostic, its 85 kWh battery had 90.5% capacity and it had ‘used’ 437 charge cycles, out of an estimated minimum of 1,500 (at least, say Tesla). The actual capacity is now 73.7 kWh (from 81.5 kWh usable) and range has dropped to 250 miles at 100% (from around 275 when new). So much for all the Urban Myths surrounding EV batteries (thanks in no small part to Bug Oil spreading lies).
I’m STILL on the original set of brake pads (thank you, regenerative braking).
I did have to replace a drive shaft at 65,000.
My 2019 Kia Niro EV still registers at 100% battery capacity. I think there’s some hidden capacity because on the rare case that I charge it to 100%, it takes about 5-7 miles before the range indicator starts to decrease. I have high hopes for this battery lasting for a long, long time.
Except NO Leaf has battery thermal management so fails the test you talk about. In the Ariya Nissan FINALLY added thermal management.
Buy a decent EV with LFP and it can be charged to 100% every day so the range may match the advertised range. Lithium ion batteries can only repetitively use 80% of its range because that is the recommended maximum charge.
I can’t remember having a phone that needed a new battery… Nor a laptop.
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