• Vakbrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    Why would you worry about the battery when it has a 8-10y warranty on it on average? The only reason to replace it is if it has a manufacturing problem and that’s why there’s a warranty. Don’t void the warranty and you’ll be fine.

    You don’t have to change the high voltage battery on EV nowadays.

    Source: I own a Polestar 2.

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      3 months ago

      Cars last more than 8-10 years so the warranty wont always help. For example I have never in my life owned a car that is less than 10 years old, my current '08 is the newest by almost a decade. Being concerned about replacing the battery is a long term thing.

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        3 months ago

        Very true. Although out of warranty doesn’t mean the battery needs replacement. There are many Teslas out there (because there are not many other EV that old yet) that have 700 000 km and more, some even closing in to the million km, and on average their battery SoH is still over 70%.

        Again as the article says, the car will need replacement for pretty much everything else (suspension, steering, etc) before the HV battery.

        Again, the battery is not something to be concerned about, even long term.