Agar aap first time EV (Electric Vehicle) own karne ka soch rahe ho chahe wo new ho ya used, toh ek common question yeh hota hai ki battrey kitna time chalegi or kya future mein usse replace karna padega jab woh weak ya fail ho jaaye. `
After the few years kya mujhe isse replace karne ke liye bahut paise karch karne padenge Is this expensive? Yeh kitna chalega? Aise questions usually in type ke vehicle owners poochte hai. But time ke saath-saath yeh doubts kaafi had tak wrong prove ho rahe hai, jaise ki recurrent auto ki iss study ne dikhaya hai.
Image Courtesy: Motor.es (Recurrent ke iss chart se pata chalta hai ki battery wear total ka sirf ek chhota sa part hota hai)
Figures that prove the nation of battery changes
Using data from 30,000+ electric vehicles jo Recurrent Auto ke telematics systems se analyze kiye gaye hai. unki latest study ne battery replacements par real numbers share kiye hai. yeh data almost sabhi EV owners ko reassure karega.
Overall result yeh batata hai ki poori Recurrent owner community mein sirf 4% se bhi kam logon ko kabhi apni battery replace karni padi hai. Isme woh replacements include nahi hai jo manufacturers ne recall ke time kiye the, jaise Hyundai Kona ya Chevrolet Bolt wale cases. But normal wear and tear, physical damage, ya random defects ki wajah se jo replacements hoti hai, woh include hai.
Agar hum data ko thoda or detail mein dekhein, toh or bhi interesting facts samne aate hai. Jisse, humein pata chalta hai ki old electric cars mein battery replacement ke chances kaafi zyada hote hai. Example ke liye, 2011 se 2016 ke beech sell ki gayi EVs, especially Nissan leaf inka replacement rate approx. 8.5% tha.
Image Courtesy: Motor.es (Electric car ki battery ka average wear and tear time ke saath kaise hota hai. Recurrent)
Agar hum time mein thoda peeche jaayein, 2017 se 2021 ke beech jo cars register hui thi, unmein se sirf 2% ko battery replacement ki zarurat padi. Aur 2022 se aage wali cars ka data dekho toh replacement rate almost negligible hai sirf 0.3%.
Bilkul sahi hai, aaj road par jitni EVs chal rahi hai, unme se 75% 2023 ke baad sell ki gayi hai. Iska matlab yeh hai ki latest-gen electric cars ki batteries kaise age hoti hai, yeh dekhne ke liye abhi zyada time hi nahi hua. But good news yeh hai ki overall outlook kaafi accha lag raha hai, bahut se reasons ki wajah se.
Battery technology time ke saath kaafi reliable ho gayi hai, or future mein or better hi hogi. Nowdays electric cars mein advanced battery cooling systems aate hai jo long-term battery wear reduce karte hai. Saath hi, preconditioning systems bhi hote hai jo charging se pehle battery ko ready karte hai.`
Over the years Battery chemistry is improve, jiski wajah se ab starting se hi zyada reliable or long-lasting batteries milti hai. And because aajkal batteries size mein bhi bigger or power mein strong ho gayi hai (last 10 years mein average capacity 167% increase ho gayi hai), toh unki capacity thodi reduce ho jaaye toh actual driving range par zyada farq nahi padta.
Conclusion: You may take it easy
Simple words mein, aajkal ki electric cars ki batteries kaafi durable hoti hai or normally jaldi damage or fail nahi hoti. Or agar warranty period ke under koi issue aa bhi gaya, jo ab kaafi long ho gaya hai (zyadaatar 8 years ya 1,60,000 km) toh company battery free mein replace kar deti hai.
Aur haan, Kaafi brands software updates ka use karte hai so that battery ki health sahi maintain rahe. Kabhi-Kabhi woh thodi 'stored' capacity bhi unlock kar dete hai, so that battery ki life almost same rahe over the years or waise bhi ab India mein almost sabhi companies ne lifetime battery warranty offer karni start kar di hai, such as MG Windsor.