Solar panels are usually sold with 25 to 30 years of performance promises. But what happens after that, when the warranty language is long gone and you are
Those do degrade. New chemistries will hopefully lead to longer lasting though. Also different tech, solar doesn’t have the same chemical reaction that can degrade. Not sure how solar degrades, it might be more from the manufacturing process.
the older nissan leafs didn’t have any mechanisms to cool their batteries so they degraded really fast and they’re about the only cars old enough to have that long range real world data on, they’ve fixed that issue now
Do you guys seriously think the batteries don’t degrade? They do, and they will need replacing. Plenty of hybrid batteries have been replaced. Or is everyone still stuck in “cars only last 200,000 miles” mentality, because electric motors last a hell of a lot longer.
Those do degrade. New chemistries will hopefully lead to longer lasting though. Also different tech, solar doesn’t have the same chemical reaction that can degrade. Not sure how solar degrades, it might be more from the manufacturing process.
I have been a licenced tech for 30 years. Have worked on EV since 2013, and have never seen a degraded battery to the point it requires replacement.
QED for everything everywhere forever.
the older nissan leafs didn’t have any mechanisms to cool their batteries so they degraded really fast and they’re about the only cars old enough to have that long range real world data on, they’ve fixed that issue now
Do you guys seriously think the batteries don’t degrade? They do, and they will need replacing. Plenty of hybrid batteries have been replaced. Or is everyone still stuck in “cars only last 200,000 miles” mentality, because electric motors last a hell of a lot longer.
they do, just not as fast as many assume