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# EV Batteries Outlast Early Degradation Predictions
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/ev-batteries-outlast-early-degradation-predictions/
- Published: 2026-07-06T16:08:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-06T16:08:14.000Z
- Description: Used EV dealers are documenting battery packs surviving 200,000+ miles with minimal capacity loss, contradicting the 8-10 year replacement horror stories that fueled early consumer hesitation. This shifts the total cost of ownership calculus for EVs.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-connected, hardware, battery technology, wearable/iot

Source: [Slashdot: Hardware](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/07/05/0434229/ev-batteries-defy-expectations-last-hundreds-of-thousands-of-miles?utm%5Fsource=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm%5Fmedium=feed)

Used EV dealers are documenting battery packs surviving 200,000+ miles with minimal capacity loss, contradicting the 8-10 year replacement horror stories that fueled early consumer hesitation. This shifts the total cost of ownership calculus for EVs. If batteries routinely outlast the vehicle itself, the economic argument against gas cars weakens as legacy automakers work to retool their supply chains.