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[–] 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

At that point I would definitely look at the mileage. You also need to consider the wear/tear on the suspension, transmission, brakes, steering, etc. I've seen far too many people put off regular suspension maintenance leading to other complications later on down the line. If a worn suspension can fuck up motor mounts and tie rod ends, I'd imagine they can rattle those battery packs as well. So I wouldn't think of mileage so much as the "age" of a car so much as it's "experience". Much like how we measure the "age" of aircraft in flight hours. More flight hours = more stress on the frame.

So yeah, more getting to the actual spirit of your inquiry; mileage is gonna matter more to longevity for the vehicle as a whole over charge cycles. On top of that, the battery on the higher mileage vehicle is at higher risk of some form of mechanical failure despite same capacity/lower number of charge cycles.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

    transmission

    Do EVs have a transmission?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago*

    If the power isn't transmitted from the motor to the motee (wheels), there's not going to be motion.

    A less confusing term used for the unit between a motor and a differential in an EV is reduction gear. But all the moving parts and their supports, the power transmission, is a point of wear worth considering.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago

    Point taken about other components being the limiting factor. My only point is that if two cars have similar miles/kwh but vastly different ranges, they could both end up showing 90% with 150,000 miles but the car that did that with the smaller range is much more impressive.

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