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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Whole battery replacement is very equivalent. Outside of the Nissan Leaf, it's not something that happens in EVs either. Outside of buying an EV with a faulty battery (would be covered by warranty), you'll get the same life out of a battery as an engine (probably more). I don't see how that's a false equivalence. If you regularly maintain your engine, you might get 250km out of it. With properly maintained battery (not filling to 100% all the time, not fast charging too often) it'll probably last longer
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Correct me as I'm probably wrong, but in NA we've essentially had 3 examples that have existed in any significant numbers for a full decade (Leaf/Volt/Teslas)...and you're saying only 1/3 has had issues?
We've got 5 decades of experience with mass production ICE vehicles and enough data to have a general understanding of failure risk, and there are usually visible/audible indicators of problems and opportunity to correct/mitigate. OTOH we've got ~2 decades of experience with mass production of rechargeable batteries in consumer electronics, and most people have had several experiences with battery failure ringing the death knell for an otherwise useful device. I think you've previously explained good reasons before why BEVs should be different and that's fair enough, but it's also fair for consumers to be wary.
If OEMs shared your confidence, why wouldn't they offer lifetime warranties? Or even prorated warranty extensions beyond whatever point?
I don't doubt that BEV is going to be a much reliable option in the long run, but at this stage its completely reasonable to be concerned with this existential threat.