Nio is a Chinese auto maker that offers an alternative to charging: just swapping out the whole battery whenever you need it. I borrowed one of their cars. ■...
  • mesamune@lemmy.worldOP
    43·
    7 months ago

    Cars need to repairable. Plus lithium fails quite a bit.

    If a car can work 10+ years thats a good thing. And most lithium based batteries will not last that long.

    • xionzui@sh.itjust.works
      32·
      7 months ago

      I don’t think that’s a fair statement in relation to EV batteries. Most of them are proving to last well over 10 years.