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Electric Vehicles are a key part of our tomorrow and how we get there. If we can get all the fossil fuel vehicles off our roads, out of our seas and out of our skies, we'll have a much better environment. This community is where we discuss the various different vehicles and news stories regarding electric transportation.

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Another myth busted - EV battery can easily outlast the vehicle itself (m.arenaev.com)

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (28 children)

An EV battery experiences a loss of capacity of about 1.8% per year on average. This means a gradual reduction in the vehicle's original range, but it's hardly a catastrophic failure. After 20 years on the road, an EV could still keep about 64% of its initial range - a surprisingly practical number for many drivers.

Nah. Losing 36% of range is quite a lot. That's the safety buffer I depend on.

Over buying capacity by an extra 1/3rd is either noticeably more expensive, or just not available yet.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Gas vehicles can run into a similar issue. Though, I don't know how many. I've got a Gen 2 Prius and it only holds about 65% of it's rated capacity of gas. Why? Bladder in the tank that's meant to reduce gas vapors. Gets stiffer over time. Not worth spending the money to get it replaced.

Didn't even know it was a thing that could happen until it had already happened.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's a strange and specific problem. Gas tanks don't shrink.

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