In most U.S. zip codes, electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas-powered counterparts, according to a new study. And regarding emissions benefits of EVs, individual driving patterns matter as much as regional factors like the local electricity mix.
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To give you a little more info as you seem genuinely interested.
Taking the battery size in kWh and multiplying by 3 or 4 will give you a rough range in miles. Big heavy cars will be more like 3 miles per kWh. Small cars will be closer to 4.
My 2017 BMW i3 (34kWh, tiny battery by today’s standards) still gets 100-120 miles and it’s coming up for 9 years old. That’s why I say 45 miles won’t be a problem.
As somebody else stated, some more modern cars are making the battery less serviceable. Tesla’s especially, but others too. Fact is batteries have lasted longer than we expected a decade ago so manufacturers aren’t prioritising making them a serviceable component. That’s good and bad.
The exception is when the battery isn’t cooled properly. Nissan leafs suffer with huge battery damage because the leaf didn’t cool it’s batteries during charging.
All excellent information. Thank you so much! That’s really cool about the individual cell replacement. I thought that was still on the horizon! The future can be very cool.
This is sounding more and more like a good idea. Especially with how fast this 15 gallon tank is dropping every week…
To give you a little more info as you seem genuinely interested.