The Facts Are In: You Shouldn't Worry About EV Battery Replacements

"One of the biggest pain points worrying potential electric car buyers: How long will this battery last? And it makes some sense. Most peoples' experience with lithium-ion batteries comes from smartphones and laptops, many of which can barely hold a charge after a few years. And who wants to buy a $40,000 or $50,000 car whose single most expensive component might crap out in a few years?"

""It's very rare that you will need to get a battery replaced," Liz Najman, recurrent's director of market insights, told me in an interview. Of course, freak defects can happen. "But generally, once cars are on the road and operating well, once you're sort of in business, no, there's not really a major concern about it." New research shows that EV batteries are lasting longer than expected. Photo by: InsideEVs.de The numbers should help put your mind at ease."

"Recurrent uses telematics data from thousands of participating electric cars to estimate battery health. To approximate the frequency of battery replacements, it zeroed in on vehicles with unusual jumps in vehicle range as well as self-reported repairs. Across Recurrent's community of owners, fewer than 4% have had a battery replaced. That excludes replacements due to major recalls like those concerning the Chevy Bolt and Hyundai Kona, so it only encompasses replacements from random defects, aging and physical damage."

Many car buyers worry about EV battery longevity because everyday lithium-ion experience comes from phones and laptops that degrade quickly. Modern electric-vehicle batteries are extremely unlikely to fail. Recurrent's data indicates only 0.3% of batteries in EVs sold after 2022 required replacement outside major recalls, and fewer than 4% of Recurrent community owners have had replacements. Recurrent estimates battery health using telematics from thousands of electric cars, tracking unusual range jumps and self-reported repairs. Battery technology has become more reliable over time and is likely to continue improving.

Read at insideevs.com