Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think

Re:Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think by sremani on Sunday August 28, 2016 @11:38PM (#12379862)

The battery decay is going to be gradual, even though noticeable in a Model S, given its huge battery, it would still be a drivable vehicle even if it loses 50% of the battery capacity. So that 14-20K expenditure will not kick in till 15 years or so with a patient owner, which is pretty much lifetime of many cars in US.

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Re:Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think by tempestn on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:19AM (#12379988)

And in 15 years the batteries will inevitably be much less expensive than they are today.

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Re:Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think by _asummers on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:04PM (#12382819)

And hopefully much more powerful, extending THAT purchase even further.

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Re:Why Electric Cars Will Be Here Sooner Than You Think by Roboprog on Monday August 29, 2016 @12:33PM (#12383054)

I wouldn't count on getting much more kWh into lithium. But the batteries probably will degrade slower in the future.

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