Comments by "Joe Qi" (@i6power30) on "BMW EV owners furious over $31,000 - $71,000 Battery Replacement costs" video.

  1. EV battery pack calendar ages, regardless how many miles you drive. Unlike gas cars if you drive fewer miles and do proper maintenance, reliable engines such as from Toyota can pretty much last forever, EVs will just expire after 12 years, as battery chemistry simply degrade. No amount of careful maintanance will delay this aging process beyond 10 - 12 year mark.
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  2.  @Erikkrols  Maybe you can eek out a couple more years. But in theory liquid battery chemistry has an expiry date. The capacity does not diminish linearly, it accelerates, it's not going to take another 10 years to go from 90-80%. it'll probaby take 1 - 2, then once it's under 80% it'll fall off the cliff or suddenly fail completely. Some military trucks are still in service from 50 years ago. No smart electronics or computers, just pure mechincal trucks. EVs will never be able to last that long.
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