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Many Americans are still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, an AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds (apnews.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Also the car will report its expected range based on battery health, it doesn’t just naively assume the battery is perfect

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

Based more on recent performance than battery sensors.

But the point is that batteries are degrading to 75% of new, not 50% of new.