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TL;DR Most EV batteries will last longer than the cars they’re in. Battery degradation is at better (meaning: lower) rates than expected. Slow charging is better. Drive EV and don’t worry about your battery.

„Our 2025 analysis of over 22,700 electric vehicles, covering 21 different vehicle models, confirms that overall, modern EV batteries are robust and built to last beyond a typical vehicle’s service life.“

geotab.com/blog/ev-battery-hea…

#GoodNews #EV #Battery

Key Insights Average degradation rate: The average annual electric vehicle degradation rate is 2.3%. Power: High-power DC fast charging (>100kW) is the single largest stressor, leading to degradation rates up to twice that of the low power charging group (3.0% vs 1.5% per year). Climate: Hot climates impose a penalty on battery life, with vehicles operating in hot conditions degrading 0.4% faster per year than those in mild climates. Utilization: The increase in degradation from high daily use is a measurable but worthwhile trade-off for the gains in fleet productivity and ROI. State of charge (SOC): For most EV use, there's no need to worry about avoiding fully charging or emptying the battery. Degradation only speeds up when vehicles spend over 80% of their total time at or near-full or nearly empty charge levels.
#ev #battery #goodnews
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This also means that buying a used EV is perfectly fine. If the used car is „younger“ than 5-7 years, the battery will be fine for years to come.

„How long do EV batteries last?

The average lifespan of EV batteries will be around 13 years or more based on observed degradation rates.“

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The amount of truly weird arguments to defend NOT being interested in switching to an EV in the replies is stunning.
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Paraphrasing:

- Electric cars will self-ignite after 10 years, that's just a fact.
- Electric cars that have been on the market for less than 10 years have not proven to be as reliable as my 35+ years old car so it's a no
- Something, something surveillance that seems to only exist in EVs
- Do they support Apple CarPlay?
- All electric cars run on 18650 cells from just three manufacturers and they all lose 50% of their capacity in max 5 years.

Definitely stunning.

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Stefan Ihringer
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For me it's simply the price. I started looking for a used car to bridge the next couple of years until we can go car-free (kids old enough, parents no longer in need of visits) and there are basically no offers and no appropriate car models below 15000€. Compared to the market for used gasoline cars this is just sad.
I would love to drive an electric car so much but 17000€ for a 7 year old BMW i3 is mind-boggling (you get 4 years old and much larger cars for 12K)
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El Duvelle
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@compfu
What about Toyota Yaris, Renault Zoe or Renault 5? Surely there must be 2nd hand ones of these that are less than your limit?
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@elduvelle thanks for the pointers. A Yaris and most Zoes are 15K+ as well and the Renault 5 just came out? There are only some from 2025 at 25K. Those models are quite small compared to what I'm used to so holiday trips would need a rental car. But that might be the route I need to pursue if I want an electric car... need to do the math.
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