#battery-degradation

#battery-degradation

Battery degradation is inevitable. But as technology advances and carmakers come up with better ways to improve battery life, it's slowly becoming a non-issue. That's what the statistics say, and that's what I discovered after doing a battery capacity test on my own 2023 Volvo V90 plug-in hybrid wagon, which I've owned for almost a year. My car is rare, and that's one of the reasons why I bought it in the first place.

A used Tesla Model 3 is easily one of the best electric cars you can buyand probably one of the best cars, period. Tesla's original mainstream EV is abundant on the secondhand market, has solid range and charging specs, packs class-leading software and can be bought for well under $20,000 these days. But what's the deal with those batteries? Can you be confident that a years-old Tesla will still perform well? In general, the answer is yes.

Swedish used car broker Kvdbil analyzed data from 1,300 used EVs and plug-in hybrids to determine how the cars' batteries have aged. Not only did it provide some interesting insight into how used battery-powered cars fare years later, but it also helped crown one particular EV king of battery health: the Kia EV6. And right behind it is the electric Kia Niro, too.

Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited ( PMPML) has temporarily halted its plans to procure double-decker electric buses due to recurring issues with existing electric buses, as reported on The Times of India. Issues include frequent breakdowns attributed to battery degradation and challenges posed by Pune's traffic conditions. The first DD battery-electric bus model on offer in the country is the Switch EiV 22 launched in 2022 and delivered, among others, in Mumbai and Hyderabad.

One thing you probably shouldn't worry about? Battery degradation. Studies show that modern EV batteries can last a helluva long time without meaningful deterioration. And an increasing number of owner experiences back that up. But not all owners are Tom Moloughney, our good friend, OG EV expert and host of the State of Charge YouTube channel. Tom put his 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning through the ringer when he first got it just over three years ago.