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Levelling up secretary calls for scrutiny of green policy but says ban on sale of new petrol and diesel cars is ‘immovable’

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There is a lot of FUD paid for by the oil industry on this subject.

BUT in EV circles, you see stories like:

https://insideevs.com/news/592845/tesla-model-s-passes-1-million-miles/

Generally the battery will out last the rest of the car. The warranty on the battery is normally 8y/100000 and it will absolutely last longer than that.

Batteries that out live their car are already a thing and getting a second life as static power storage. I know if some in homes, but I also know of plans to have them in big banks for grid level backup.