Indeed, thats a valid question.
Battery degradation is bound to happen at some point.
As a lithium-ion battery is charged and discharged, it degrades over time.
Think of your old laptop for instance.
Depending on the machine, this usually happensafter two to four years.
So when it comes to your electric vehicle, what can you expect?
Is there an average lifecycle?
Lets take a look and see how much we should care.
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Cars, which were six years old, showed a degradation of up to 8%.
And thats with years-old technology.
What do industry experts say?
I think battery life will probably track the life of the vehicle.
Along the same lines, Britishvolts chief strategy officer Isobel Sheldon,has suggesteda 12-year lifespan.
Kia is limiting its warranty to seven years, while Hyundai is more generous with 200,000km.
Thats more or less the average life of a car itself.
So its very likely that your car will bread down before the battery becomes a real issue.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
