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catching fire, deteriorating the capacity, replacing the pack in a few years and you can top your fuel within minutes and literally anywhere

The media have done a great job at convincing people of these myths.

* EVs are much less likely to catch fire than ICE cars: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/electric-cars/how-much-fi...

* Deteriorating capacity and replacing the battery after a few years? Most batteries have long warranties. 8 years is standard here. If we look at NMC batteries lasting 1,000 cycles then that would be 400,000 km in your example. LFP is 2 - 3x this.

* Filling up in a few minutes? I don’t miss that at all. I charge at home. Time spent: 0 minutes.

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