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Originally Posted by redpoint5
... then we're back to the junkyard method of keeping an old car on the road. An old electronic module from the junkyard is more likely to be useful than a 15 year old traction battery. What percent of vehicles get scrapped because infotainment components couldn't be sourced?
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No idea - we are early into the touchscreen to control everything days. We do know that 1.2% of vehicles sold last year had over 200K miles. High mileage cars exist but they aren't by any means common.
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Only way I can see hybrids or EVs on the road longer term is if 3rd parties create affordable batteries. This goes back to the main topic of this thread; that traction batteries have a shelf-life that is independent of use. If I mothballed a conventional vehicle for 20 years, I could expect it to run well after changing fluids. Not so with anything with a traction battery.
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I'm betting 3rd party batteries would become a lot more common if hybrids were 100% of new vehicle sales instead of 7%. They already exist today.