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Old 08-11-2023, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kp11364 View Post
Another thing to remember about an EV is that the current spate of batteries have a life of about 5-6 years. So, in addition for paying extra to get an EV, you also have the privilege of spending $25K (that's right $25,000) to replace your battery every 5-6 years...
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Originally Posted by mickey100 View Post
I've read that the battery life is 10-20 years.
A point made by a couple of articles: The manufacturer's warranty is typically for 8 or 10 years. The manufacturer does not want to have to replace expensive batteries so their warranty is likely to be conservative. 10+ years seems likely.
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