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The nickle metal hydrid batteries in the the 1st gen Insights were claimed to last 30 years.
Hows that working for everyone? Seeing a lot of those 2nd gen Prius batteries dying at 10 years age, not 30, and almost all of the 1st gens are dead or replaced.
Any examples of the current lithium batteries that have actually been in heavy continuous service for 10 years? If not personally I am skeptical and one fact remains.
When that 10 year point is reached the vehicle will have NO residual value when the battery is toast.
Ignore that fact if you wish, but basically that makes your electric car worthless at the same age that is the average of vehicles currently on US roads. Larger capacity batteries will not change that, more expensive initially, still worth less after a decade.
Add in the Chinese factor in production quality?
regards
mech
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