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To: MtnClimber

If they sit on the lot for a year or two, doesn’t the battery go dead?


3 posted on 07/14/2023 4:22:13 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Libloather

There is an expiration date on the battery array in a battery EV. If you happen to have an EV mobility scooter or power wheelchair, the batteries (lead-acid) have to be recharged every month or two, otherwise they will get sulfated up and the cells fail. I expect something similar happens in a Li-ion battery array if at least a partial charge is not kept on the power feed. “Topping off” is of utmost necessity from time to time.

Li-ion batteries die anyway after a certain number of times being recharged.


7 posted on 07/14/2023 4:41:27 AM PDT by alloysteel (Take back the rainbow. Its use by LGBTQ is cultural misappropriation.)
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To: Libloather

Maybe they’ll have to sell them as “batteries not included”.


8 posted on 07/14/2023 4:42:24 AM PDT by epluribus_2
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To: Libloather

I’d think sitting would certainly shorten the life of the battery. Some of them at least use battery power to sustain the temperature while the vehicle sits & will definitely drive it dead. Of course, that would be only one of the problems of owning an EV. They are much too hi-priced for many buyers who can afford only used cars. Even if someone gave them an EV, they couldn’t afford to replace the battery. With a used EV, one would never know how much life was left in the battery until it was too late. They seem to be a fire hazard & I am wondering about the extent of the insurance risk in that case. Of course in certain situations, such as emergency vehicles, they would be eminently unsuitable. That’s a start; there are many more.


35 posted on 07/14/2023 5:51:53 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: Libloather

With conventional cars.. you would disconnect the battery cable it the car sits idle for a long time. Not sure about EVs.


58 posted on 07/15/2023 3:56:02 AM PDT by Leep (What skill or service did the biden family have that netted them tens of millions of dollars?)
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