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minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·23 days agoNot if the batteries are cheap. I dont want a car whose batteries die after 1 year. Give me good batteries
minus-squareMisterD@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoSome have crazy long warranties. (10+ years) Not sure if they apply in America.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·23 days agoStill 10 years isn’t long. Good LiFEPO4 cells are rated for 10,000 cycles. Thats 192 years for a vehicle used to pickup groceries once per week (my intended usage). Or 27 years if driven every day.
Not if the batteries are cheap. I dont want a car whose batteries die after 1 year.
Give me good batteries
Some have crazy long warranties. (10+ years) Not sure if they apply in America.
Still 10 years isn’t long. Good LiFEPO4 cells are rated for 10,000 cycles. Thats 192 years for a vehicle used to pickup groceries once per week (my intended usage). Or 27 years if driven every day.