How many 500k miles/25 year old vehicles do you see on the road?
And you think batteries need to last that long??
I have one 1978 Chevy pickup and one Ford 1992 pickup and I still drive both of them for work and hunting trips.
I changed out the engines on both of them when they hit between 250k and 300k miles; The engine changeouts only cost me about 2500$ per truck, that’s a whole lot better than 12,000$ for a damned battery in a vehicle that isn’t big enough to carry my tools + hunting gear + any game I bring home.
I see a whole lot of 20 to 30 year old vehicles out here where they are used for both work and pleasure; you probably don’t see as many in the big city because people there are more concerned with the “newest toy” rather than utility and dependability!
I do think the batteries MUST last that long and hopefully much longer because they have such a high cost in dollars and even higher cost in environmental impact.
About the only areas EV’s might be practical is congested cities with a lot of stop and go traffic so the brakes can help recharge the batteries. That’s also where the air pollution is the worst so it will be a good thing when that day does come.
Then there’s the extra weight of EV’s which wear tires out twice as fast so there’s more rubber particulates being put into the air as pollution and the environmental impact of making twice as many tires and recycling twice as many tires.
EV’s are not clean. They are actually very dirty vehicles. The illusion is there’s no tail pipe, low sound, and no smell of a cold rich running ICE engine as it warms up. Everything else about them is dirty and far too expensive for what they are. They also have a very low resale value over time. They are basically throwaway vehicles which is another reason the batteries need to last 25 years and 500k miles. Something no one talks about is the range when using the AC or Heater being cut in half. Again; not practical for anyplace but congested cities.
We are a long long way from going to EV’s. My 20 year old nephew may see a time when 50% of the vehicles on the road are EV’s but only if the power infrastructure (nuclear power plants) are built in time. I guess there’s always the possibility of a cold fusion power plant or device being invented too.
How many 500k miles/25 year old vehicles do you see on the road?Many cars and trucks these days easily last that long with just basic common sense maintenance/repairs.
And you think batteries need to last that long??Not only the batteries, the entire vehicle.
If you don't think they need to, and if you haven't already, you should by all means run out and buy one.
When I had my shop (died from Obama Care) we kept track of vehicle mileage for when customers returned.
We repaired air suspension and Lincolns were our bread & butter. The rear wheel drive Lincolns were known for very high mileage, especially the Towncars.
The Towncars would come at around every 100k miles of personal use. The commercial limos about every 250k miles.
We had many 300k to 400k Towncars return with a significantly lesser number of 500k TC’s due mostly from crashes.
The kicker was that the 1990-97 TC’s got 30 mpg (pre alcohol).
The MKVII’s could make 200k plus miles but had a braking problem and crashed when the hydro boost braking failed.
The MKVIII’s might make 200k miles but we’re a money pit and usually the quick lube places destroyed then due to cracking the oil pressure switch when changing the oil filter.
The front wheel driven Lincolns just sucked.