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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by Rebelgecko on Monday October 23, 2023 @02:01AM (#37982100)
Why would you replace the battery after just seven (or three) years?
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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by Trow83949 on Monday October 23, 2023 @03:57AM (#37982721)
Because it runs through 1500 charging cycles and capacity degrades.
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Re:Rivian R1T is the first EV to win the longest off-road co... by Rebelgecko on Monday October 23, 2023 @12:06PM (#37987664)
Why do Rivian batteries degrade so much more quickly than other manufacturers'? 1500 cycles is fine with a Tesla, IIRC on average something like 10% degradation on average (and for most people 1500 cycles takes way more than 3 years! You'd have to drive >100k miles per year to hit that! I imagine most Rivians are driving 10x less than that)
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