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1000 cycles, is what roughly 4-years for your average commuter? I hope they are cheap to replace every four years.Ford supplier demos EV battery that charges in 18 minutes with 1000-cycle longevity
Ford's battery partner in the BlueOval SK joint venture has demonstrated a battery technology that allows EV owners to charge the pack in 18 minutes. SK On achieved the feat by reducing the anode's resistance so that lithium ions can get in quicker and also using less adhesive all around.
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The difference being an "Impeachment" to distract the media.
It seems like about a third of the time the fast chargers in my county are broken. Other times people with ICE cars decide to park at the EV charger, because it's closer to the store entrance.Study: Pace of US EV adoption requires 8X charger growth by 2030
The U.S. public charging network will also need to quadruple in size between 2022 and 2025 to keep up with EV adoption, projects S&P Global Mobility.www.greencarreports.com
You may know more about this as you're an EV driver if I recall correctly, is a cycle not considered the full use of the battery capacity? So the standard range Ford Lighting that has 230 mile range, 1 cycle should be 230 miles unless overly harsh conditions? Thinking about getting in line for an EV soon, so trying to compare with the latest ICE's and still pretty confusing. If 1000 cycles is only 4 years, not sure it makes sense for me to keep looking at EV's.
We must have just about the same YT feed. I saw that vid earlier.
It depends on your terrain. Around here a lot of people commute "over the hill", and a round trip would be pretty close to a full cycle in real world conditions. Of course, you also don't want to be driving down to zero percent on a regular basis either.
I was under the impression that if you start at 100%, drive to say 50%, charge back to 100%, then when back at 50% it would be considered 1 cycle. I can see significant savings and justify the larger upfront cost as long as battery would last 10+ years, shorter than that assuming battery costs don't drop significantly, not sure it makes financial sense. Would you get another EV or go with an ICE if you had the option?
Yes, I think that your assessment is correct in terms of drive cycles. I think that I didn't explain the terrain issue well. In my case I have an older (2016) Leaf, so it only has a 24kWh battery pack. It's rated for 100miles. To get that 100 mile range, you need to be driving on a flat level road at a moderate speed. Once you go above 65 you are losing range. Once you have to go up hills, you are losing range. When you accelerate you lose range. You do gain range downhill or when stopping, but not enough to make up for the losses. My car being a 2016 has also lost some range. One a full charge under ideal conditions, I'm at 85miles range on a "tank", but I also don't really like going below 20% charge unless I know that I will have a place to charge up soon, so that makes my range more like 70 miles. If I were to drive from where I live to San Jose, that's around 45 miles, but due to the fact that I have to drive over a hill, it will take my entire charge to get there, so ,my range is effectively halved.
After market batteries are starting to appear, prices plummeted for cells and they have gotten better. More options are coming, an EV shouldn't wear out very fast, if a rebuilt pack is used. Look for more 3rd party options that will improve performance as the aftermarket industry grows.
That explains the range/cycle issue I was confused on. Thanks for giving more detail on the terrain issue, wasn't something I even considered but need to pay some attention to. I will need to factor in cold weather adjustments and if going with a truck, what weight and/or towing does to range. Can't imagine it will be long before there is a trailer chassis that has its own battery and drive system that connects to the vehicle so there is no range losses when towing.
my little Honda actually gets better mpg on a mountain round trip than a flat one, unless the wind is upslope.
Is that because of engine management shutting down while cruising down, and just a little sipper when climbing?
Engine management is me deselecting a gear (manny tranny) and being in loose-stick neutral on descents, motor idling.
Honestly I've been pretty happy with the battery pack in my 2016. I'm over 65k miles on the pack now, and it's only dropped 1-bar (out of 12) of it's capacity. I'm guessing that the 2nd bar will drop soon though.After market batteries are starting to appear, prices plummeted for cells and they have gotten better. More options are coming, an EV shouldn't wear out very fast, if a rebuilt pack is used. Look for more 3rd party options that will improve performance as the aftermarket industry grows.
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Cold weather (and hot weather too) is also a range consideration. If you operate the heater or AC it will deplete your range as well. Luckily I live in a pretty moderate climate, so rarely need AC, and can also generally survive in the winter without the heater if necessary.