Yes, in terms of percentage, but range is a good proxy, just like seeing how long a phone lasts from a full charge is a proxy of it's battery health.
This is the best way to measure health
The range is a guess based on recent conditions put into an algorithm, there could be any number of variables why the range is showing lower. I would not take this a snapshot of my batteries health.
I meant actual range not the GOM.
Absolutely but just looking at your GOM after full charges was what I meant, and your actually range you get can still obviously be impacted by quite a few variables
Yes, agreed. I do wonder though if these percentages are accurate either: are they measured or calculated? Even if MG supply them, is that number accurate and mature?
It’s best to compare actual miles you get from a full charge not what the dashboard tells you
This is why I chose to buy new. Yes the second hand EV market will be different to ICE market going forward.
Where's the evidence that battery tech is changing so quickly? The MG4 pack size and range is little different to that of the 2019 e Niro.
Pack size and range maybe but internals are different liquid cooled, I'm no engineer but quick search and this alone improves efficiency. Components get better and smaller in quality all the time the mg4 has one of thinnest batteries on market, the byd uses BLADE batteries tech is improving
Yes, the Leaf lacks thermal battery management - and still it is a great car and lasts for years before the shorter range becomes a problem.
The graphs are very clear, costs are progressively tumbling as range and longevity improve. There's a ton of evidence out there if you look for it.
I didn't doubt this would happen. It's the timescale I was disputing. Current production models will be around for at least ten years. That's the basic economics of production and return on investment. A step change in battery tech will come from solid state batteries. There isn't even a prototype solid state battery EV yet. We must be a decade away yet from routinely seeing these in a new generation of EVs. Nissan is suggesting 2028 for its first solid state EV but not to immediately replace all its lithium ion EVs. They say it would require a new vehicle architecture. In the meantime, we'll no doubt see incremental improvements in lithium ion technology. Personally, I expect improvements in battery technology to reduce the cost of EVs rather than lead to EVs with a greater range. Solid state batteries will apparently charge even faster, so mass market cars will probably have even less need than they do today to have a range of more than 200 miles.
