The electric car is significantly different from a heat engine. No more mechanical engineering needed, just a drums at the cutting edge of technology, it raises questions about reliability over time. And the owners or stakeholders of it a new generation car the more lost. Rest assured that, in general, a “zero emission” car will last as long as others.

Battery, sinew of war

Really, time of life of an electric car depends significantly on its battery. And the most difficult thing is to check that its condition does not depend on mileage. Only charge and discharge cycles are taken into account. We can count from 1000 to 1500 gas stations no problem before seeing full autonomy. If you travel between 15,000 and 30,000 km per year, which means your battery will last for ten years. But this rule is not exhaustive, since it is clear that the first generations in Renault Zoefor example, to suffer.

This unconditional element of electrical objects, whatever they are, is also subject to external damage. Sleeping in a car outside or living in a very humid, cold or hot environment has a negative effect on life expectancy. This is also necessary care battery, preferably keeping a charge level from 20 to 80%. It is recommended to charge the battery to 100% and fully discharge it only once a year. And as for his smartphone, avoid fast charging and suddenly interrupted.

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The vehicle itself

Let’s go to the central part, namely engine. This one shouldn’t let you down anytime soon because it’s for quite classic use (less than 30,000km/year). Manufacturers claim an equivalent service life several decades. The complete opposite of the thermal model, very often condemned after 300,000 km. There is no oil change or unit maintenance, while the brakes likewise wear out less quickly thanks to regenerative braking.

We can also give you some tips easy to follow. Above all, avoid accelerating too hard in your electric car to preserve the battery. Charging the car when the battery is 100% charged also harms its life.

Finally, know that revision an electric car is about every 30,000 km, less often than with any other type of vehicle.

How to optimize battery usage?

If you’re used to heat and have recently switched to electricity, there are a few tips you should know and put into practice to save a few percent of your battery.

One of the first reflexes that has tolearn to balance the right pedal. By lifting your foot very early and anticipating traffic, you will save a lot of battery. Why? Because every time you stop accelerating, the car slows down and the energy recovery system kicks in. And its effectiveness is also more or less strong depending on the driving mode on. More precisely, one more piece of adviceuse eco mode your car Once this mode is activated, it will maximize energy recovery and better manage consumption thanks to several settings, in particular regarding the power and energy distributed to the different equipment of the car.

Another reflex better manage onboard equipment, for example by reducing the brightness of the center panel and requiring less GPS or radio. Indeed, all equipment consumes energy from a single internal battery! Finally, one last tip: drive slower. This practice is important, especially on the highway. If the lower speed will have little effect on the thermal vehicle, the electric model will be much more sensitive to this aspect. A long drive at a speed of 130 km/h will melt the battery! On the other hand, maintaining a speed of 110 km/h will already have less impact on your car’s battery.