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Originally Posted by gnu
I’ve read EVs are like laptops, obsolete and chuck away after a few years. How’s that sustainable?
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It wouldn't be sustainable, if what you read was accurate. Thankfully it isn't.
EVs produced for the past several years are still going strong, and the ones produced today will last even longer. Even a 10 year old Nissan Leaf, which had much poorer battery management than more recent alternatives, can still be used as a local daily runabout.
If/when an EV battery degrades to 70% of original capacity - usually deemed to be the "end of usable life" - it can still be repurposed for domestic or commercial power storage. These things hold their value and are much sought after - in fact, it can be more expensive to buy used cells than the cost of buying a new one. A battery from the earliest Nissan Leaf would still be able to completely run my house for two days solid even if it was degraded to 50% of its original capacity.
Alternatively, you can always do an aftermarket upgrade - see here:
https://www.irishevowners.ie/rangeth...r-irish-leafs/
The MG looks like a good ownership proposition - just a pity it's so boring to look at!