EV Batteries Are Lasting Much Longer than the Industry Expected

EV batteries are lasting much longer than the industry expected

Real-world data shows modern EV batteries retain most of their range after hundreds of thousands of miles, easing one of the biggest concerns surrounding electric vehicle ownership.

EV Batteries Defy Expectations, Last Hundreds of Thousands of Miles

247,000 miles on an EV battery? So says the owner of a U.K.-based used-car sales company that specializes in Evs, who tells the Wall Street Journal EV batteries keep performing well even after several hundred thousand miles. "They are proving themselves to be exceptionally reliable." After five years on the road, the average EV will still be able to drive up to 95% of its original range, according to Recurrent, a data-science company that provid…