Re:The president of Toyota will be replaced to accelerate th...
by theshrike79 on Thursday January 26, 2023 @05:56PM
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Do you think you just step into your EV one morning and the drive train battery is just "dead"? Are you sure you're not conflating a high tech 500kg piece of technology to the crappy bargain bin 12V battery you have in your ICE car?
The battery will degrade, that's how the laws of physics and chemistry work. But the degradation is perfectly predictable and actually (according to historical data) slower than expected. You can buy 10 year old Teslas with 80-85% battery capacity left.
So instead of 450km you can only go for 360km before needing to charge. If you're a hardcore roadtripper who does 1000km+ every weekend just for fun, you can sell it and get a new one. But the average driver doesn't do even 100km per day, they won't care.
The battery will degrade, that's how the laws of physics and chemistry work. But the degradation is perfectly predictable and actually (according to historical data) slower than expected. You can buy 10 year old Teslas with 80-85% battery capacity left.
So instead of 450km you can only go for 360km before needing to charge. If you're a hardcore roadtripper who does 1000km+ every weekend just for fun, you can sell it and get a new one. But the average driver doesn't do even 100km per day, they won't care.