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Cd · 02-22-2023, 06:57 PM

Ok - So if a used EV was bought with 70% battery still left; and it had been charged ' normally " ( maybe 30% quick charging )
How long would the battery last if :
1) It was only powered on and driven for around 4 miles a week
2 ) And charged once every two weeks or so ( maybe once a week, but rarely )
3 ) But used perhaps twice a year to make a 130 mile trip to see family. ( So about 280 - 300 miles round trip.
4) And left to sit in the driveway in hot Texas sun.

If this were an ICE car, 'Aunt Bertha' would still be able to get in that car after 30 years of taking this same trip and still have a running vehicle, nevermind dry rot tires and such.

From what I undestand, churchlady Bertha would only be able to drive her car like that for a few years before needing to replace the several thousand dollar battery, despite the car being virtually new.
Correct ?
( thanks )

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Cd Ultimate Fail Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Austin,Texas Posts: 3,585 Thanks: 2,872 Thanked 1,121 Times in 679 Posts	Hypothetical question : churchlady with an EV Ok - So if a used EV was bought with 70% battery still left; and it had been charged ' normally " ( maybe 30% quick charging ) How long would the battery last if : 1) It was only powered on and driven for around 4 miles a week 2 ) And charged once every two weeks or so ( maybe once a week, but rarely ) 3 ) But used perhaps twice a year to make a 130 mile trip to see family. ( So about 280 - 300 miles round trip. 4) And left to sit in the driveway in hot Texas sun. If this were an ICE car, 'Aunt Bertha' would still be able to get in that car after 30 years of taking this same trip and still have a running vehicle, nevermind dry rot tires and such. From what I undestand, churchlady Bertha would only be able to drive her car like that for a few years before needing to replace the several thousand dollar battery, despite the car being virtually new. Correct ? ( thanks )