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An Unsung EV Benefit: Longevity and the Battery Warranty

Plug in America

Many of us had our first electric vehicle experience with cheap radio-controlled toys that ran on a couple of D batteries before quickly growing wobbly and unresponsive. Those of us who have made the leap of faith to modern electric vehicles (EVs) have learned that there are many benefits.

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EV Battery Longevity Needs To Meet A Minimum Standard For Consumer Confidence

CleanTechnica EVs

I recently read this article about an out of warranty EV battery failure at 170,000 km (105,633 miles) and realized that premature battery failure has the potential to become a serious issue that impedes EV adoption in the future because there are various battery formulations (some not as long lived as others) or customers will […].

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Tesla battery longevity is better in colder climates, new study shows

Electrek

While colder weather negatively affects the range of Tesla electric vehicles and electric vehicles in general, it may actually be good for the long-term longevity health of EV battery packs, according to a new study.

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CMU team evaluates range and battery tradeoffs between vehicle automation and electrification

Green Car Congress

A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has used a vehicle dynamics model to evaluate the trade-off between automation and electric vehicle range and battery longevity. They also found that the impact of automation on battery longevity is negligible. Their paper is published in Nature Energy.

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Hero Electric partners with Maxwell Energy Systems for battery management systems; >1M units over next 3 years

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One of India’s oldest and largest electric two-wheeler manufacturers, Hero Electric , announced a long-term partnership with Maxwell Energy Systems for its advanced Battery Management Systems (BMS). Furthermore, Maxwell and Hero Electric will work on an new range of advanced electronics products for the Indian EV market.

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Survey finds EV consideration in US growing rapidly

Green Car Congress

Nearly half of Americans would consider owning an electric vehicle (EV) today, up from just more than a third of the population three months ago. Factorial Energy is a start-up developing solid-state battery technology that improves energy density, safety, range and costs over existing batteries. Earlier post.).

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J.D. Power and Motorq collaborate to measure real world EV battery health

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The first product from the alliance will measure real-world electric vehicle (EV) battery health. Power and Motorq will provide EV owners and potential buyers with an independent measurement of the health of that vehicle’s EV battery, compared with its stated health when new.

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