along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 18 days agoElectric Cars Could Last Much Longer Than You Think - Rather than having a shorter lifespan than internal combustion engines, EV batteries are lasting way longer than expectedwww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1109cross-posted to: electricvehicles@slrpnk.net
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minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-217 days agoA 1.8%pa degradation over 10 years would be, 83.39%. Linearising it to make it “more intuitive” I guess. But 2%pa degradation gets you very close to the 18% over 10 years figure. 1.9649% to be more precise. Over 20 years you are down to ~67% and ~55% at 30 years.
A 1.8%pa degradation over 10 years would be, 83.39%.
Linearising it to make it “more intuitive” I guess.
But 2%pa degradation gets you very close to the 18% over 10 years figure. 1.9649% to be more precise.
Over 20 years you are down to ~67% and ~55% at 30 years.