Electric vehicles are slowly becoming an accepted part of the world. While demand may have slowed over the past few years, ...

Replacing or upgrading the battery in an older EV can easily end up costing more than the car is worth ...

An electric car battery hooked up to an EV charger; a conceptual image While electric vehicles require less routine maintenance than fuel-burning vehicles, there’s one aspect of EV ownership that ...

The sticker shock facing some Tesla owners is no longer about the purchase price, but the cost of keeping an aging electric car on the road. In extreme cases, a high-mileage Model S now faces a ...

The battery packs of electric vehicles are quite resilient; the lithium-ion type used in most modern EVs can last at least a ...

A man in Canada was shocked when he discovered that it was going to cost him more than what he originally paid for his electric car just to replace the vehicle’s battery pack. Kyle Hsu bought a brand ...

The potential high cost of EV battery replacements is a major worry for new-car shoppers, but that likely won't be the case for long, according to battery-analysis firm Recurrent. Recurrent, which ...

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

Should prospective EV buyers beware that their battery will need replacement with 7 years — 30-40% of the EVs total value?

It's quite hard to deny that the Toyota Group sits at the very top of the hybrid vehicle industry in the global market, ...

Most drivers expect a car battery errand to cost money, not save it. So when […] ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (iSeeCars) – Electric cars are supposed to ...