TylerM4 wrote:I thought the batter capacity drop challenges were common knowledge? It's the same battery technology as in a mobile phone - just optimized for EV.
The question is "How quickly will the battery degrade" vs "Will the battery degrade". There has not been a battery invented that does degrade with time and # of charge cycles.
It sure does drop quickly, just like his cell phone. Not to mention the older leaf battery capacity is very small when new. I wonder what the guy was told? Now he can only drive 80km. That barely makes it through a day if you have to go to work then get groceries. You can afford a lot more groceries if you don't have to buy a new battery for $15000 which is the price of a new gas car. There is a world-wide battery shortage. Similar for fuel cells since there is a world-wide platinum shortage. You can only mine so much. The guy should get a bicycle. It has 10x the range and it only costs a burger.
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