IamCDNJosh
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- Apr 19, 2020
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- Lake Oswego, OR
- First Name
- Josh
- Vehicle(s)
- 2015 Mustang GT PP, 2015 F150 3.5EB FX4
Batteries with solid state cathodes are now being tested by auto manufacturers theoretically able to do 1000's of charging cycles with limited degradation. Early Tesla Model 3's are starting to hit 100k miles, showing about 6% degradation on the battery.I think we all have been using smart phones for nearly 15 years now. Batteries have not gotten better in that time. With my experience of having to replace an expensive phone every 1-2 years because the battery won't hold it's charge for a complete 8 hour day with mild use and the manufacture choose to not make a known failure point easily replaceable... I'm not all too excited about going through the same thing but with a 40k$ car.
Cool story.I disagree with EVs being a more enjoyable drive. I've been in a few, and even ridden in one around a track and they have no soul at all. Quiet, way too refined, all the joy is sucked out of the experience. What's the point? Boring. And mass adoption will never happen, the infrastructure doesn't exist nor can the electrical grid handle it, especially considering they don't want to use fossil fuel or nuclear for power generation.
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