EV battery life

[electriceddy]

A decent well written article provided by Car and Driver:
Electric Car Battery Life: How Long They Last and What to Know (caranddriver.com)
enjoy

 

[bwilson4web]

I would only add:

• Car reviewers often demonstrate "extra range" that is real for new cars. But after a year or so, that reserve disappears. I've had one battery tow due to excessive heat that forced the AC to run and I came up 1/2 mile short of the fast DC chargers.
• With 5 years and 131,000 mi, my Tesla Model 3 Std Rng Plus is down to ~205-210 mi from the as new 240 mi range. But the increased number and quality of SuperChargers as well as adding CCS-1 kit means no practical effect of the reduced range.

Bob Wilson

 

[shepdave]

That's a good article. Kudos to C&D for a fair and informative article without any appeal to FUD at all. (Unlike, say, the New York Times.)

 

[marshall]

That's a good article. Kudos to C&D for a fair and informative article without any appeal to FUD at all. (Unlike, say, the New York Times.)

Do Fox and the NY Post ever have anything good to say about EVs?

 

[shepdave]

Do Fox and the NY Post ever have anything good to say about EVs?

Probably not. I don’t read or watch those at all.

Actually I haven’t seen *any* mainstream media outlet offer articles on BEVs that are as fair and informative as this piece.

 

[bwilson4web]

Our most accurate and timely sources are forums like this.

Bob Wilson