Drivers who ditched petrol and diesel to help save the planet face huge price rises in premiums

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    1 year ago

    ill believe it when i see it, its the same lithium polymer tech as on other devices

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      1 year ago

      Don’t know where you are, but in the UK, there are loads of old Leafs you can buy. The batteries where small to start with, and had no thermal management, but they are still usable. That what the article is saying, almost all ever made are still in use. Later EVs manage the battery, including it’s thermals, much better.

      That is not tomorrows battery tech, or even today’s, it’s yesterday’s.

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          No older than 2010, the year they were launched.

          Good documentary from the time: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1413496

          It’s a huge change happening and it is not perfectly done and it is difficult and scares people, but it is also glorious.