The radical change in the automotive industry continues at full speed. After the success of companies such as Tesla, which produces electric cars in recent years, companies that have been in the sector for years started to say goodbye to internal combustion engines by keeping up with the trend. For this reason, we can say that there is an electrification situation in the automobile industry at the moment. So how long is the life of electric vehicle batteries? Tesla co-founder JB Straubel announced.
Tesla founder announced the life of electric car batteries
In this period when the automotive industry is electrified day by day, one of the issues that comes up frequently is the life of electric car batteries. Because here we are talking about how many kilometers the car will travel on a single charge, unlike how long this battery needs to be replaced.
Tesla’s co-founder, Jeffrey Brian Straubel, announced the estimated lifespan of electric car batteries in his statement at the CERAWeek 2022 event. According to Straubel, the life of these batteries is about 15 years under normal use. Straubel stated that the battery life is directly proportional to the life of the vehicle and said that people do not think that they will put a new battery in an old (15-year) electric car.
Jeffrey Brian Straubel’s statements on the subject are as follows;
How people use their cars varies a lot, but I think battery life would easily be 15 years in most cases. I can also say that the battery life will probably be directly proportional to the vehicle life. Personally, I think the odds of people putting a new battery in an old (15 year old) car are pretty low.
Finally, Jeffrey Brian Straubel was responsible for Tesla’s battery development until 2019 and added to the recycling of lithium-ion batteries and e-waste with Redwood Materials, which he founded in 2017. As a matter of fact, it should be noted that it closely monitors the life of electric car batteries.
So what do you think about this issue? How long do you think electric car batteries should last? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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