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An EV battery is only no longer suitable to power a vehicle once it has reduced to about 70 to 80 per cent of its original capacity. Tesla called out 'the battery myth' in its 2023 Impact Report stating that 'Tesla batteries degrade just 15 per cent after 200,000 miles – the average lifetime of a vehicle in the US'.
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Can old EV batteries be used to power electric cars?
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