VW EV Battery life tests show surprising 93% capacity after 62,000 Miles

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024

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  • @antoniopalmero4063
    @antoniopalmero4063 10 месяцев назад +3

    My 2018 , 40 kWh Nissan Leaf has just turned 100,000 miles today after passing its MOT test yesterday . According to LeafSpy the battery capacity is at 88.6% . Also no work required for the MOT .

  • @mkashay
    @mkashay 10 месяцев назад +2

    I also agree with you, that most all BMS system are now good enough to last a very long time.

  • @stopscammingman
    @stopscammingman 9 месяцев назад +1

    Now that's impressive. Its fascinating how outdated some perceptions are.

  • @larsradtke4097
    @larsradtke4097 10 месяцев назад +1

    Some misinformation. There are 7000 ID3 sold at the discounted price in expectation of the models refresh. So basically inventory clearance.

  • @mahargrekab
    @mahargrekab 8 дней назад

    Good to know! I charge my Cupra Born from home only to 80% so should be good 😃

  • @onederment
    @onederment 10 месяцев назад +2

    Thats why I bought one as their battery looked like it could beat armagedon.

  • @matmc3221
    @matmc3221 10 месяцев назад +2

    I chose an MEB platform car for my first EV (Cupra Born) and I'll probably do it again when I upgrade in a couple of years unless BYD drop some hot SUV crossover.
    Oh and my five reasons for not buying a Tesla here in Australia
    1 No Australian tune for the suspension. No love for the righthand drive market at all. Just compare BYD's attitude, they have been much more pro active.
    2 No adjustment of the one pedal drive mode.
    3 You will never own the self drive software and most likely have to pay a subscription to keep it updated.
    4 Cars driving style can be completely modified with OTA update regardless of your preference.
    5 The Ford Model T mentality. "You can have any colour you like as long as it's black". As good as the car is you don't get a lot of choice of how it looks, and you think you see a lot of them on the road now, just wait after a couple of more years of them selling at their current rate. Your never going to be able to find yours in the car park. I guess that's why they are working so hard on the summon option.
    Oh and look none of the points have to do with Elon's personality.

  • @EgwPaliegw
    @EgwPaliegw 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thank God ! Good news.

  • @richardfodaski5827
    @richardfodaski5827 3 месяца назад

    I hope that the VW group offers the recently announced game changing 4C Shenxing Plus battery.👍

  • @stevensauvageau8827
    @stevensauvageau8827 10 месяцев назад +13

    I'm more interested in the degradation over time than the degradation over a certain amount of miles. How are these things for people who don't drive much? How will they hold their value when they are 15 or 20 years old? This is nice to know though, because I really like the ID 7 wagon. TY for your work Sam.

    • @Tom-dt4ic
      @Tom-dt4ic 10 месяцев назад +6

      They'd probably do even better if you drove the car and cycled the batteries less.

    • @honestjohn6222
      @honestjohn6222 10 месяцев назад +5

      15-20 years, I reckon you have had your moneys worth

    • @OverlandExpedition
      @OverlandExpedition 10 месяцев назад +3

      Hold their value is an easy one to answer. EV’s have eye watering depreciation even after one year they can lose over 60%. After 3 years a very large UK dealer cannot sell them so offer almost nothing for them in trade in. So expect about 80% loss over 3 years plus.

    • @peternystrom921
      @peternystrom921 10 месяцев назад +3

      @@OverlandExpeditionNo.

    • @OverlandExpedition
      @OverlandExpedition 10 месяцев назад

      @@peternystrom921 ohh yes, just seen that Honda has now shut down EV production. At this rate these abominations will be gone by the end of the year. I reevaluate my opinion, in 2 years you will need to pay someone to take an EV away for disposal.

  • @manuelg8050
    @manuelg8050 23 дня назад

    ADAC is not a company. It is the "general german automobile club". Its the largest "club" in germany with a lot of services and power, maybe a bit comparable to the NRA in the USA (but for cars, not guns, of course)

  • @stopscammingman
    @stopscammingman 9 месяцев назад

    I'm also wondering if the tech for repairing batteries will get better and better.

  • @evmikeaz
    @evmikeaz 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Sam, I'm at 48,670 on my '22 Ioniq 5,. So I should be at 62,000 within the next 6 months, bc I'm going to take it to Baja California during Christmas for like 7-10 days. I will shoot some video of what is says my car is charged at, when I'm at 62,000 mi to see how high it charges.
    So how's it going with selling your house, any buyers yet?

  • @renebergqvist599
    @renebergqvist599 10 месяцев назад +1

    My wifes id.3 has 133000 km on the odo. If it is has degradation (which it of course has) it is not notable.
    It is only charged to 80% on regular basis and only a couple of tines on DC (yes only a couole of times because I drive a model 3 we use for longer trips).
    So yes, VW batteries are fine....
    Newer Li-ion batteries should last 1500 cycles or more to 80-90% if treated coreectly. In most cars that is ~500.000 km or more.

  • @sender5804
    @sender5804 10 месяцев назад +1

    this means that we need a longer range, give me 400 miles at least so after few years I still have 350

  • @richard--s
    @richard--s 10 месяцев назад +1

    You mean the 35.000$ without taxes for the ID3, because it costs 50.000 Euros with taxes (about 50.000 USD) with parking sensors front and rear and heated front seats as I last checked it. It starts at 40.000 without that.
    Yes, it's extremely expensive for an electric VW Golf basically.
    And so it does not cost 35.000 USD everywhere outside of china, where they sell it for 16.000 as you said it.

  • @howardlee7364
    @howardlee7364 10 месяцев назад

    My ID4 38k mile 95% battery capacity with 30% DC charges

  • @mattchristie1810
    @mattchristie1810 10 месяцев назад +3

    Interesting you describe it as "amazing". It may be, in terms of how battery technology is progressing. However, as a car owner I'm more interested in the life of my car, and the driving experience I have. In my case, it would take me 3 years to get to 62k miles. My current ICE car sat outside is 8 years old, and still does 100% of the range it did when new. Given the already "challenged" range status of all EVs (there still isn't one out there that makes me feel comfortable), a further 7% drop after 3 years is shocking to me as a driver, nowhere near amazing in my view. This is yet another hurdle that EVs need to cross, not something to be amazed about.

  • @christianwaldner106
    @christianwaldner106 10 месяцев назад +1

    The 16000 dollar was only a promotion in China for a limited number of vehicles

    • @larsradtke4097
      @larsradtke4097 10 месяцев назад

      7000 pcs to be precise, ahead of the model refresh.

  • @lawrenceasero2207
    @lawrenceasero2207 10 месяцев назад

    Though not scientific my 2019 Nissan Leaf with 40 kWh battery and 65,000 miles on it has very little degradation and it is an air cooled battery. Original published range when new 149 miles current range on a warm day driving mostly highway speeds 130-140 miles of range. When below freezing 100-125 miles of range. So I would say I still have 85-92% of original range depending on driving conditions.

  • @paulharling7657
    @paulharling7657 10 месяцев назад +1

    That stat doesn't do it for me.
    In order to do a proper cost comparison, we need to know the average degradation rate over 12 years. That's a reasonable length of time to expect a car to last. More importantly, we need to know what percentage of these cars have had to have a battery replacement along the way. Sure, you can find cases were the battery lasted 400 miles, but there's a LOT of cases where batteries fail during the warranty and many more after the warranty expires.
    A friend has a 12 year old Tesla on the original battery which is good. It has 70% capacity left so it is on it's last legs. However, he is semi retired and doesn't drive a lot and also owns an ICE for long trips and bad weather. His car is slow charged at home and not very often.

    • @fredflinstone8628
      @fredflinstone8628 10 месяцев назад

      I agree with the intent, but until we have large numbers of people reporting degradation data over many years we won't have the info you want. It is as simple as there aren't enough of them on the road for anywhere near that timeframe. What we are getting is scattered reporting of heavy use vehicles over much shorter times. However, we know that battery management is also getting better so in theory if you follow the manufacturers recommended guidelines on recharging you should get close to the same result that current heavy use reports state. You should also adjust for extreme cold. Which takes us back to mileage as the main factor since that drives recharging cycles which drives degradation. It is then up to the owner to follow the recommended recharging cycle. In the US battery warranty is mandated to be at least 8yrs and 100,000 miles so there would be very few failures not covered by warranty at this point.

  • @peterchang7646
    @peterchang7646 9 месяцев назад +1

    This guy needs a patreon so he can get buttons for his shirt. Jeez, every video his shirt is missing buttons.

  • @honestjohn6222
    @honestjohn6222 10 месяцев назад

    ID 3 does look good , from the pictures , went to the new BYD showroom in Sydney the other day ,to look at the seal and dolphin , Seal quite a big car , only thing I do not like is the sun roof hasn’t a blockout screen , as the dolphin looks good , going hopefully for a test drive soon in the dolphin , do you think the BYD cars are as well made as say the VW ,or Tesla , I think the overall ownership cost will be cheaper to maintain in the BYD also the blade batteries seem to be the best at the moment for longevity , ps , hope the wife is doing well Mate , take care

    • @larsradtke4097
      @larsradtke4097 10 месяцев назад

      The VW's are definitely the better cars. Cruise control, lane keep, seat comfort, controls on the Entertainment system. Also the ID3 is completely built for EV so the size inside much bigger than compared to the competitiors.

  • @aliruz4800
    @aliruz4800 10 месяцев назад

    Can you please give information about batteries used by Nio?🙏🙏🙏 what brand, what kind batteries used and how long they can last please🙏🙏🙏

  • @Anomize23
    @Anomize23 10 месяцев назад +1

    That’s hardly the breaking point for an ICE Toyota hybrid that literally still sell being used as a 500,000 mile taxi. Worked on a fleet of them in New York. If this is supposed to be impressive, you guys gotta up your standards

    • @American_Energy
      @American_Energy 10 месяцев назад

      We’ll know for sure in 20 years.
      I think the LFP Teslas will easily go 1M miles.

  • @mkashay
    @mkashay 10 месяцев назад +1

    They have to make coin. I imagine the low price in China is to keep their hat in the ring, but they cannot afford to do that worldwide.

  • @MrGMawson2438
    @MrGMawson2438 10 месяцев назад

    Cheers mate

  • @RosenIvanovPetkov
    @RosenIvanovPetkov 10 месяцев назад +1

    A 10% or more degradation over 100,000 kilometers is bad. Compared to gasoline vehicles, this means the second or third owner will probably need to replace the battery, making these cars a poor choice for the used car market.

    • @manuelg8050
      @manuelg8050 23 дня назад

      93% is 7% not 10 and they tested the worst cenario. No one should only use fast chargers and to 100%.

  • @MrGMawson2438
    @MrGMawson2438 10 месяцев назад

    Morning mate

  • @GolLeeMe
    @GolLeeMe 10 месяцев назад +5

    Isn’t it weird how all of these conditions and rules on batteries seem to just roll of the tongue as though this would not worry any neophyte to EVs. How do everyday people cope with the does and the don’ts to get the best experience from ownership? Take a cab.

  • @garydavis1528
    @garydavis1528 10 месяцев назад

    Vw and Audi have always ripped customers off, less so the other sub brands who normally far more competitive but not by reducing the vehicle quality that is often better than Vw itself.

  • @bradleyanderson4315
    @bradleyanderson4315 10 месяцев назад

    Maybe that’s why they switched to SKI instead of LG in the US.

  • @MysteriousTony
    @MysteriousTony 10 месяцев назад

    How about this one? If the battery degradation after whatever amount of miles is 10%, does that mean that you then have to stop charging the battery at 70%? Or can you still charge to 80% 🤔

    • @jbmop
      @jbmop 10 месяцев назад +1

      80% of the usable capacity which gets reduced over time due to degradation.

  • @robertmarsh3588
    @robertmarsh3588 10 месяцев назад

    My takeaway: those of us that can't afford a new EV, or don't have home charging are condemned to have a car with a very short range which isn't suitable for regular long journeys.
    An old ICE car retains pretty much the same range as when the car was new. Yes, there may be issues with the engine, but these are on a small percentage of cars and in any case can be fixed.
    Re VW, I wouldn't buy one of their ICE cars anymore, especially after the diesel gate "fixes". I had experience of this on an A3 2.0 TDI. The company and its dealers behaved appallingly, so badly that I wouldn't want to trust them or indeed reward their behaviour by ever buying one of their products again.

  • @lesnypatrol7292
    @lesnypatrol7292 10 месяцев назад

    WW overslept progress in battery manufacturing , they need to quickly invest in LFP and LMFP production .

  • @tuppawareAU
    @tuppawareAU 10 месяцев назад

    Price difference between China and other markets is that VW is making a loss to maintain market share in very competitive Chinese market, where it's flooded with competition.

    • @larsradtke4097
      @larsradtke4097 10 месяцев назад

      No it is a 7000pcs promotion sale with lucky draw ahead of the model refresh.

  • @AndrewTSq
    @AndrewTSq 10 месяцев назад

    only problem is that a battery at 80% doesnt mean it will hold charge for 80% of the new battery. It could drop off quickly after charging.

    • @vasil7410
      @vasil7410 10 месяцев назад +1

      That's not true. A modern EV's BMS will rate the range still available on a full charge. So a range of 80% means it will do just that - 80% of the new car range.

    • @AndrewTSq
      @AndrewTSq 10 месяцев назад

      @@vasil7410 so it will just recalibrate its 100% mark? thats scam in my view.

    • @vasil7410
      @vasil7410 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@AndrewTSq How is it a scam? The state of charge is always going to be a percentage, from 0 - 100%. The range is also shown by the car, and it is adjusted throughout the life of the car to reflect the condition of the battery. If you had any experience with EVs you'd understand how it works.

  • @vasil7410
    @vasil7410 10 месяцев назад

    The obsession with battery degradation is somewhat misguided. What is important is that the battery remains useable for the life of the car. Even at 70%, the battery will satisfy the same transport demands as a brand new battery. All that's required so to charge the battery just a bit more often. It doesn't cost any more in electricity to do this.
    I think whilst we are in this technology transition period, where we don't have concrete examples of modern EVs that are 20 years old, there will always be some confusion, uncertainty and fear in those who are afraid of change and new technology. In terms of resale value, all cars devalue according to age and distance travelled, but the EV fear mongers forget this fact. Nobody knows for sure yet, but if modern EVs prove to be durable and with useable battery life for many years, then we will find EVs hold their value more than ICE cars.
    And we need to ignore the example set by cars such as early model Nissan LEAFs, they were bad from new.

  • @craigcullen4171
    @craigcullen4171 10 месяцев назад

    The 4680 battery of Tesla’s is the worst on the market . Doesn’t hold charge well and least dense so limited range, far worse when you turn on accessories like Airconditioning or load up the car with luggage. Only in America out of freemont so model Y predominantly model 3 and the doomed cbt. Should have gone 2670 instead good news though the mega battery plant VW is building in the USA has its entire factory floor area built on the ground . Now the big shed goes into place , the quickening !! 2024 on line

  • @contraplano3157
    @contraplano3157 10 месяцев назад

    With a 58kW batteries two youtubers with a 3 years car got 10% of degradation

  • @user-oz4mx1di7t
    @user-oz4mx1di7t 10 месяцев назад

    Im sorry but I am poor so I will buy it when its 150.000 miles and 20 years old will the battery last for another 5 to 10 years for me

  • @mauricedegroff5669
    @mauricedegroff5669 10 месяцев назад

    Well, I’ve also heard that the Chinese are going broke building electric cars who’s right who’s wrong?

  • @tomdrewenskus8167
    @tomdrewenskus8167 10 месяцев назад +1

    Tesla batteries have ~8% degradation per 200k miles. So, ~7% degradation per 62k miles for VW Group is terrible. As is the software as well. I'm German but would never buy another German car, even if they gave it to me for free. Tesla runs rings around legacy auto.

    • @wescoleman6390
      @wescoleman6390 10 месяцев назад

      The VW figures stated in the video are from testing under worst case conditions: fast charging up to 100% for 100,000 kilometers. Is the Tesla figure from a similar test regimen, or is that from typical use (mostly slow charging to 80% with the occasional fast charge)?

    • @tomdrewenskus8167
      @tomdrewenskus8167 10 месяцев назад

      ⁠ That ADAC testing was not even worst case for batteries, as they did not follow some of VW’s charging recommendations. Driving hard also has a significant impact on batteries. For the Tesla figure it is the latter. Volkswagen guarantees that their batteries will still have at least 70% of their usable capacity after eight years or 160,000 kilometres if you use them correctly as recommended. That is up to 30% degradation in 100k miles if you follow all of VW’s guidelines.

  • @mike9588
    @mike9588 10 месяцев назад +1

    93% at 62k miles is I guess an ‘over performance’ but I would think on average with like 95% level 2 charging we will see a good amount of people with less than 10% degradation around the 60-80k mile mark as long as they’re actually charging to like 80% for non LFP etc and then w LFP degradation will probably be slightly less even with charging to 100%

  • @terrya448
    @terrya448 10 месяцев назад

    What about Porsche?

  • @chillfluencer
    @chillfluencer 10 месяцев назад

    99% of all users will charge their vehicles @home and @work over 95% of the time. On mean average the world's population drives 35 km per day and person - and that includes public transport as well as logistics vehicles. When people with cars that have a real-life range of 700 km see that their cat's battery lasts 14 days this nonsensical range anxiety will drop dead.
    My dad has a 20'' E-Bike with which he now made over 75,000 km now. We replaced the battery once...but not because it went bad but because it had 20 km less range. We actually sold this "old battery" after 60,000 km for 100€. And the battery tech is that regular old Li-Ion battery tech we know from notebooks and flashlights. And I bet the old battery still does its job somewhere.
    So with LFPs and even more with Sodium-Ion batteries ICEs are definitely dying.

  • @pipersall6761
    @pipersall6761 10 месяцев назад +2

    Well then, they should list mileage estimates with a range 80% - 100%. It isnt right to give the 100% mileage estimate as the actual range of a vehicle if you are only charging to 80%. You only have 80% range available so THAT is your range.

    • @krause79
      @krause79 10 месяцев назад +1

      Not really, no one goes around with the fuel tank full everyday day of the week. Most EV owners that charge at home rarely see the battery below 50%. And charge to 100% before going on a long road trip.

    • @pipersall6761
      @pipersall6761 10 месяцев назад

      @@krause79 The difference is that EVs mileage is per charge, 100% charge. ICE vehicles are rated per Gallon and/or tank FULL. But if you never charge past 80% then that is what you have. Most people fill their gas tanks.

    • @javelinXH992
      @javelinXH992 10 месяцев назад

      @@pipersall6761That would be the miles per kWH figure you want. For example, mine gets around 4, so I know how much I can get on what level of battery.

  • @liamredmill9134
    @liamredmill9134 10 месяцев назад

    These are the greatest European cars in terms of looks and teck,but they still have not made a legendary camper van.personelly for space I would design a "tall"electric humbee camper,with fold out solar canopy.also more electric Ute design's are needed.besides tesla and vw and some chinese models ,the worlds design's are very uniconic rubish

  • @AllDogsAreGoodDogs
    @AllDogsAreGoodDogs 10 месяцев назад

    When you retire, buy and ride an ebike!

  • @tysonn4736
    @tysonn4736 10 месяцев назад +4

    It just goes to show you that even the worst EV is better than the best ICE car when it comes to the core parts of the vehicle (electric motors and batteries).

    • @Anomize23
      @Anomize23 10 месяцев назад +1

      Because Volkswagen has not had any electrical nightmares in the past right? NAH IM GOOD

    • @oldbloke204
      @oldbloke204 10 месяцев назад

      Dream on.
      Yet to see an ICE car that can burn underwater or bursts into flames if it gets salt water on it.

    • @tysonn4736
      @tysonn4736 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@oldbloke204 And yet ICE cars burst into flames at 10x the rate that EV's do. Talk about a fire hazard.

    • @oldbloke204
      @oldbloke204 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@tysonn4736 I would actually debate that figure but no doubt it would go on forever.
      Fact is battery fires are highly toxic and virtually impossible to extinguish which usually means anything in close proximity goes up as well.
      Procedures for extinguishing fuel fires are well known and effective and places to fuel up have rules/regulations and aren't stuck in underground car parks and other stupid places.
      Some insurance companies in the UK are refusing to insure them as they are writing them off after even relatively minor accidents due to the fears of battery damage.
      We're basically a perfect demographic to buy one of these things but the more I look the less I like them.
      Many others are waking up as well but buy one if you think it's a good idea dude.

    • @oldbloke204
      @oldbloke204 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@tysonn4736 Oh and another thing.
      This technology is still fairly new so imagine what may happen when vehicles are maybe older, had a few bumps and bruises etc.
      Look at the number of electric bike, scooter and skateboard fires we are seeing now.
      Yeah charge em in or near your house.......great plan.

  • @tedchandran
    @tedchandran 10 месяцев назад

    Jai Hinduja. Potential damage of 20000 dollars if EV batteries need to be changed.

  • @MrGMawson2438
    @MrGMawson2438 10 месяцев назад

    Well done China I mean VW

  • @phillipsweeney7978
    @phillipsweeney7978 10 месяцев назад +1

    Teslas are a passing fad for the woke - they have now dropped out of the top 10 sales chart in Australia. Utes come in at 1, 2 and 3 with ICE SUVs the rest

    • @spsmith45
      @spsmith45 10 месяцев назад +1

      Don’t be daft.

    • @Eiswueste
      @Eiswueste 10 месяцев назад

      No one knows for absolutely certain how things are gonna turn out (maybe we'll have WWIII tomorrow and priorities shift heavily) and using rather short term data from LITERAL AUSTRALIA is most likely gonna tell you just about nothing.

  • @SuperMassman
    @SuperMassman 10 месяцев назад

    ☝️🤡,,,Viking doesn't know math: WHAT IS THE, Plus or Minus accuracy rate? Also we're any tests done by independent labs under a variety of stress conditions? The Answer is: "NO" 😔