BabySinister t1_iwc8vms wrote on November 14, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Reply to comment by adrian678 in Charging lithium-ion cells at different rates boosts the lifetimes of battery packs for electric vehicles of at least 20% more charge-discharge cycles, even with frequent fast charging by giuliomagnifico

But in the end all batteries fail and getting it replaced is incredibly expensive to the point that by then the resale value hurts the viability of replacing the battery.

adrian678 t1_iwc9wxy wrote on November 14, 2022 at 4:08 PM

That's partially true, it really depends. If customers and governments allow car manufacturers to abuse the market then this will happen. If governments create incentives and a legal ground for manufacturers to behave, it won't happen.

Cars could have much longer lifespans since they don't have too many moving parts and battery is the single most important point of failure that matters long term.

BabySinister t1_iwcg2tk wrote on November 14, 2022 at 4:50 PM

Right now globally most car manufacturers already succeeded in making repairs to their product a franchise deal, with proprietary connectors and software that locks the car down over minor issues. I don't have any faith that consumers will be able to hold back the obvious issues we're going to see in a couple of years when EV's are no longer mostly leased and batteries run out.