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Americans’ junk-filled garages are hurting EV adoption, study says (arstechnica.com)
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[–] hank_and_deans@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I have one of those Bolts.

Not only was the battery replaced, the 8 year warranty on it was reset. Also, the idea that EV batteries die after a couple of years like in phones was unfounded. The batteries in EVs are actually properly temperature regulated unlike the ones in mobile phones. The primary degradation in an EV battery happens when the battery is new and stays basically flat for the rest of its life.

EVs have been on the road long enough for studies to determine that most batteries will last at least as long as most people will own the car.

[–] atrielienz@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

After a couple of years? No. But 25 years isn't an unreasonable amount of time to want to own a vehicle if you take care of it. We treat vehicles these days like they're disposable and honestly I don't think a 25 year old battery pack is going to be particularly desirable.