EV now live as Long as Gas-Powered Cars
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One more argument next time you have a discussion about EV in the pub with your mates
One of the biggest barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles is concern about their shelf life. New research suggests the latest models are just as long-lived as their gas-powered cousins. Analysis of 29.8 million cars found the median EV lasts 124,000 miles—8,000 more than a gasoline car.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/24/the-surprisi...
One of the biggest barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles is concern about their shelf life. New research suggests the latest models are just as long-lived as their gas-powered cousins. Analysis of 29.8 million cars found the median EV lasts 124,000 miles—8,000 more than a gasoline car.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/24/the-surprisi...
Pistonheadsdicoverer said:
One more argument next time you have a discussion about EV in the pub with your mates
One of the biggest barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles is concern about their shelf life. New research suggests the latest models are just as long-lived as their gas-powered cousins. Analysis of 29.8 million cars found the median EV lasts 124,000 miles—8,000 more than a gasoline car.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/24/the-surprisi...
Impressive.One of the biggest barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles is concern about their shelf life. New research suggests the latest models are just as long-lived as their gas-powered cousins. Analysis of 29.8 million cars found the median EV lasts 124,000 miles—8,000 more than a gasoline car.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/24/the-surprisi...
How about 514,000 before it needs a service ?
https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a63421210/bentle...
Perhaps when a BEV equivalent Bentley or Rolls Royce gets produced we will eventually get data of what is possible.
Totally irrelevant though for 99% of the car buying public.
Fundamentally an electrical drivetrain uses less components and in many ways more simple which only leaves the power source (battery) as the item which will fail at some point.
I think it is accepted that early BEVs had less developed battery management systems / cooling so their shelf life was less than the ICE equivalent. I suggest post 2020 and certainly now there have been significant improvements and apparently batteries are already exceeding estimated longevity by some 40%.
I suppose at some point in the future manufactures may decide to value engineer their products to reduce cost and maybe overall life as well.
Totally irrelevant though for 99% of the car buying public.
Fundamentally an electrical drivetrain uses less components and in many ways more simple which only leaves the power source (battery) as the item which will fail at some point.
I think it is accepted that early BEVs had less developed battery management systems / cooling so their shelf life was less than the ICE equivalent. I suggest post 2020 and certainly now there have been significant improvements and apparently batteries are already exceeding estimated longevity by some 40%.
I suppose at some point in the future manufactures may decide to value engineer their products to reduce cost and maybe overall life as well.
98elise said:
Some are. You can open a tesla battery with a few hand tools. They are modular and can be replaced as modules.
Old ones are. Tesla, like many manufacturers, are starting to go C2P now. Of course they can still be repaired, but it's not just a question of undoing the case bolts, removing a bus bar and lifting out the broken module anymore. Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff