Like any other part it varies on use, environmental conditions, and luck of the draw. Like gas engines typically last over 100k miles, but not always. Some people start getting poor performance from their phone battery months after buying.
True, but I was trying to give the more generous interpretation of what the person I was replying to meant. Hence the “may” in my wording, as in, “sometimes it’s true”
How is that different from any other used car?
Battery tech has come a long way since then. But I do think a 7 year old ev is great as a commuter car
My EV, not a Tesla, is 8 years old and still going strong. Best commuter car I have ever owned over 40 years of driving.
Battery replacement is very expensive, like at least 10 grand for a Tesla.
Okay but the studies I’ve seen suggest that EV batteries typically last between 15 and 20 years.
EDIT: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ev-battery-life
Like any other part it varies on use, environmental conditions, and luck of the draw. Like gas engines typically last over 100k miles, but not always. Some people start getting poor performance from their phone battery months after buying.
Phone batteries and EV batteries may have chemistry in common, but the tech is totally different.
Even the chemistry is different for some (LiFePo/LFP)
True, but I was trying to give the more generous interpretation of what the person I was replying to meant. Hence the “may” in my wording, as in, “sometimes it’s true”