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The article you link does not appear to say what think it says. First let's look at the title: Abnormal self-discharge in lithium-ion batteries Based on the title alone it's safe to say we're studying cases where batteries have abnormally high self discharge. But let's read on: Let's parse...

Right. I've never gotten in the car after leaving it for a couple weeks and *noticed* any range drop. Maybe it lost a mile or two: but the range will vary +/- a couple miles based on ambient temperature anyway. (IE: If I get in on a 70 degree day it'll read 200 miles but on a 90 degree day it...

That's an insane amount of range loss. I've owned four EVs (3 LEAFs and 1 Niro EV) and my sister who lives down the road from me drives a Bolt. None of those EVs lose any noticeable range even after being parked for weeks at a time. We still have a LEAF in addition to our Niro EV and it sits...

The extra 75 miles on that particular route is a valid complaint. But I'm not sure about the concern about the stations working: there are at least 5 different DCFC stations in that general area of Oklahoma that would all work to get you there and most of them have multiple stalls each. It's...

I'm perfectly happy with my electric Polaris Ranger EV. :D I bought a used one with the lead acid batteries and did the lithium upgrade myself. Much cheaper than buying one of the Lithium models new.

I know I'm late to reply to this, but thought I'd share some real world metrics I've gathered from pulling lots of various trailers with my truck. I have a 2007.0 Duramax 2500HD (LBZ engine). Over the years I've owned several different travel trailers, all of which pulled by the same truck. One...