Researchers at Stanford University discovered that EV batteries used in real life might last up to 40% longer than what previous lab tests showed

Standard industrial tests for EV batteries are not a realistic depiction of usage and cannot forecast lifespan accurately, finds Stanford.

A new study suggests EV batteries could last far longer than previously estimated. One of the study’s authors said “We’ve not been testing EV batteries the right way” as they don’t factor in real-world driving conditions.

The batteries of electric vehicles subject to the normal use of real world drivers—like heavy traffic, long highway trips, short city trips, and mostly being parked—could last about a third longer than researchers have generally forecast,

The shelf-life of electric vehicle (EV) batteries may be as much as 40 percent greater than previously assumed, a new study has found. Stanford University scientists uncovered this possibility by changing the way they evaluate the life cycles of such batteries: Instead of conducting customary tests that involve a constant rate of discharge followed