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Re:Hertz increased its fleet of EV rental cars – then, profi... by CydeWeys on Monday January 16, 2023 @12:18PM (#34402896)
Most EVs won't ever have their batteries replaced; it simply won't be necessary. This is a perennial concern about EVs that simply isn't a big deal in practice, and EVs have been around long enough to have data points here.

Most people don't own and use cars for nearly long enough to fully wear out a battery pack on an EV that they've bought new.

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Re:Hertz increased its fleet of EV rental cars – then, profi... by bumby on Monday January 16, 2023 @05:12PM (#34406135)
>Most people don't own and use cars for nearly long enough to fully wear out a battery pack

The average car age in the US is over 12 years. I can see why it’s much less with the current EV owners as early adopters tend to…well, adopt the next technology newer. But wouldn’t this also imply the environmental impacts are lessened by continual churn in manufacturing?

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