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What’s the life expectancy of an electric vehicle battery? It seems like a simple enough question, but the EV industry has found it surprisingly challenging to answer, thanks to the relatively short time that EVs have been on the market and their rapidly evolving technology. Most experts agree that EV batteries lose roughly 2% of their capacity per year on average—meaning that batteries store less and less energy over time. While a typical EV battery warranty covers eight years or 160,000...

Range anxiety is one of the most persistent deterrents to purchasing an electric vehicle for the first time. It can be triggered by the fear an EV will run out of juice before reaching a destination or a more general concern about lack of charging opportunities. While charging infrastructure still has plenty of room to grow, the expansion of charging networks combined with advances in vehicle technology have made range anxiety more of a perception problem. In reality, driving range—the...

Don’t know a BEV from a ZEV? Feeling overwhelmed every time you see an electric vehicle performance metric, like “Le/100km” or “mi/kWh”? We’ve got you covered with this EV glossary of commonly used terms and specifications!   Quick jump:   EV Charging Electrical Vehicle Acronyms Specifications EV Charging Charging Port On an EV, a charging port is a socket that connects the vehicle to the charging station via a connector (plug) and cable. On a charging station, a charging port is the...