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To: Revel

But the battery will fail more as a relation to time than use.

Do you have anything that shows battery life use is time-dependent?
I have heard that it is the number of charging cycles?

IIRC the model P100D uses lithium-ion battery cells.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery#Battery_life

Manufacturers’ information typically specify lifespan in terms of the number of cycles (e.g., capacity dropping linearly to 80% over 500 cycles), with no mention of chronological age...
A 2015 study by Andreas Gutsch of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology found that lithium-ion battery lifespan could vary by a factor of five, with some Li-ion cells losing 30% of their capacity after 1,000 cycles, and others having better capacity after 5,000 cycles.


60 posted on 07/17/2018 8:36:13 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT (This Space for Rent)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Batteries are chemistry. And chemical reactions continue if the batteries are used or not. There is deterioration just from the chemical reactions.

“The typical estimated life of a Lithium-Ion battery is about two to three years or 300 to 500 charge cycles, whichever occurs first. One charge cycle is a period of use from fully charged, to fully discharged, and fully recharged again.”

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-shelf-life-of-a-lithium-ion-battery-that-is-in-storage

Notice the “whichever occurs first”.


61 posted on 07/17/2018 8:47:24 PM PDT by Revel
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I should add that there is a lot of propaganda when it comes to electric cars. A lot of facts are hidden.


62 posted on 07/17/2018 8:50:21 PM PDT by Revel
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