Sealed and proprietary is a problem with anything, and I hate it, but I don’t think the battery is normally the problem. They out last the rest of the car from what I’m seeing. There are people are using them for second life stuff.
Don’t know where you are, but in the UK, there are loads of old Leafs you can buy. The batteries where small to start with, and had no thermal management, but they are still usable. That what the article is saying, almost all ever made are still in use. Later EVs manage the battery, including it’s thermals, much better.
That is not tomorrows battery tech, or even today’s, it’s yesterday’s.
Sealed and proprietary is a problem with anything, and I hate it, but I don’t think the battery is normally the problem. They out last the rest of the car from what I’m seeing. There are people are using them for second life stuff.
from what ive been seeing on phones and other consumer electronics, batteries are the most disposable part on anything.
they generally have a shorter expected lifespan than any other component, not sure about cars but i would not bet on it outlasting many other parts
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/09/16/good-news-ev-batteries-last-longer-than-expected/
ill believe it when i see it, its the same lithium polymer tech as on other devices
Don’t know where you are, but in the UK, there are loads of old Leafs you can buy. The batteries where small to start with, and had no thermal management, but they are still usable. That what the article is saying, almost all ever made are still in use. Later EVs manage the battery, including it’s thermals, much better.
That is not tomorrows battery tech, or even today’s, it’s yesterday’s.
interesting, how old are your oldest leaves?
No older than 2010, the year they were launched.
Good documentary from the time: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1413496
It’s a huge change happening and it is not perfectly done and it is difficult and scares people, but it is also glorious.
Makes a change from cd-rom drives back in the day…