Kia beats Tesla in battery capacity retention over time as used electric vehicles exhibit remarkable longevity

[Redaktion]

The Hyundai-Kia conglomerate produces the electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles with the longest lasting batteries, according to a new study. Overall, the used electric cars tested in the study have shown a remarkable capacity retention over time.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Kia-beats-Tesla-in-battery-capacity-retention-over-time-as-used-electric-vehicles-exhibit-remarkable-longevity.1144210.0.html

[L]

Or just get an ICU/hybrid car. Still better fir the environment due to all the destruction caused by rare metal mining, not to mention recycling later on.

[anan]

Or just get an ICU/hybrid car. Still better fir the environment due to all the destruction caused by rare metal mining, not to mention recycling later on.

Hybrids and PHEVs have relatively small batteries. Those quickly accumulate charge/discharge cycles. At an 8 year mark, that their battery is expected to last, it might not be economical to replace it. Used ICE models are more expensive than their hybrid counterparts.

[Alexicx]

The SOH displayed on Kia and Hyundai is false.

When the battery degrades, the battery buffer is lowered in order to preserve the displayed SOH. It's only when there's no more buffer that the SOH starts to show degredation.

When you see a SOH at 99% on a Hyundai/Kia, it is actualy at 92% if the original buffer was using 7% of the battery when it was new.

The worst part about that is you are  degrading the battery faster when you full charge or come close to 0% when you don't have any more buffer.