EV batteries last longer than drivers feared

Posted by bookmtn on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @01:29PM
from the arstechnica.com dept.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/09/ev-batteries-last-longer-than-drivers-feared/

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Re:EV batteries last longer than drivers feared by rpaik on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @05:30PM (#49617353)

Backs up the confidence that EV manufacturers have with their warranties. I have a '22 Kia EV6 (pretty much the same car as Hyundai Ioniq 5) and their battery warranty is 10 years or 100k miles.

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Re:EV batteries last longer than drivers feared by ProllyInfamous on Wednesday September 09, 2026 @09:21AM (#49626122)

My Toyota's battery warranty is 10 years, 150k miles.

I'm about 2/3rds there, and Mr.Camry still purrs along powerfully, sipping gasolina.

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Re:EV batteries last longer than drivers feared by kotaKat on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @07:06PM (#49618416)

And even funnier, we're now seeing the EV battery aftermarket breathing a hell of a lot more life into some older vehicles.

https://vivnevs.com/

Wanna see a 2012 Leaf doing over 250+ miles on a charge? Absolutely amazing to see we have the aftermarket springing to life and giving us some quite phoenix-esque options to revive older yet still useful EVs.

https://mynissanleaf.com/threads/my-10-year-old-leaf-30-kwh-...

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