It might be better to think in terms of mileage. So in that sense you might say about 150 miles per charge X 2000 charges and you get 300,000 miles until you need to replace the batteries. That seems like a pretty reasonable amount I think.
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Do the batteries need replacing and what happens to the old ones if they do or when the car is wrecked?
Eventually the batteries will need replacing, but it won't be for a long time, about 2000 cycles for some newer cells.
If the car is wrecked or the batteries no longer hold a charge they can be recycled into brand new batteries.
yeah, so 2000 cycles, at 1 cycle a day. 2000/365 = 5 1/2 years!!
Since batteries are so expensive i'd rather not have to take out a loan every five years in addition to paying for the expensive 50,000 car!!!
It might be better to think in terms of mileage. So in that sense you might say about 150 miles per charge X 2000 charges and you get 300,000 miles until you need to replace the batteries. That seems like a pretty reasonable amount I think.