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Battery degradation is largely overhyped and there is growing real world data to illustrate that in practice it's not a dealbreaker. Million mile batteries now

Battery degradation is largely overhyped and there is growing real world data to illustrate that in practice it's not a dealbreaker. Million mile batteries now exist. Show me a million mile gas/diesel engine. Also let's not forget that Toyota has a well funded corporate program rewarding employees to spread anti-EV propaganda.

dijit 8mo ago
You mean this, or something else; https://www.motorbiscuit.com/ev-battery-last-3-million-miles/ https://www.motorbiscuit.com/ev-battery-last-3-million-miles... A theoretical battery that is not actively produced, let alone actually gone the distance…? On the other side I can tell you at least SaaB has had a million mile ICE car, from 1989. There’s assuredly more than this. > 1989 Saab 900 SPG - 1 Million Miles https://www.saabplanet.com/1989-saab-900-spg-with-1-million-mile-donated-to-a-museum/ https://www.saabplanet.com/1989-saab-900-spg-with-1-million-...
- lima 8mo ago
  Modern EVs with thermal management simply haven't been around for long enough for a significant quantity to reach 1 million miles, especially those with LFP cells. There are some taxis and limo service Teslas that famously did make it to 300-400k+ miles on their original pack. The technology exists, CATL is offering a million-mile/15 year warranty for some of their packs: https://chargedevs.com/newswire/catl-warrants-its-new-ev-battery-to-last-for-a-million-miles-or-15-years https://chargedevs.com/newswire/catl-warrants-its-new-ev-bat... It's a solved problem. When you consider TCO, EVs win even if the battery needs replacement.