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Electric vehicles (VE) last as long as the alternatives to gasoline and diesel. In addition, its reliability – which is increasing year after year – already exceeds that of car -powered cars.
A study this Friday in Nature Energy revealed that electric cars have lasted as long as their gasoline and diesel counterparts
The investigation team analyzed about 300 million records of compulsory UK technical control, designated MOT, which show the state, age and mileage of all vehicles in circulation between 2005 and 2022. This covered about 29.8 million vehicles in total.
The results showed that the VE now have an average service life of more than 18.4 yearssurpassing the average of vehicles to dieselwhich is 16.8 yearsand almost equaling the average of vehicles a Gasolinewhich is 18.7 years.
O VE average now 200,000 kilometers during your life, surpassing the 187.000 km registered by their counterparts to Gasolinebut falling short of 257.000 km that vehicles a diesel reach on average.
Speaking to the investigation leader, Robert Elliottfrom the University of Birmingham, in the UK, states that the results prove that electric cars are not just a viable alternative to gasoline and diesel, but in some respects, Already overcome them.
The investigation shows, for example, that the long -term reliability It is improving: the likelihood that an electric vehicle damages and ending in the scrap in a given year is decreasing about twice as soon as possible than gasoline vehicles and about six times faster than diesel vehicles.
“We are not supporters of the environment,” warned Elliott. We just want to present the facts. Electric cars and batteries are living longer and technology is improving, and It will have already improved since this study“He says.
