One of the talking points of owning an electric car is how much capacity the battery will retain after several years and thousands of miles of driving. Just like a smartphone, an EV’s battery will degrade over time which means it will offer fewer driving miles on a full charge.
Some car manufacturers and their associated suppliers have mastered the chemistry that goes into the EVs they make, while others fall short of expectations.
In the video embedded above, Bjorn Nyland, a YouTuber who’s known for his deep dive videos on EVs–as well as his unconventional banana box test–takes a two-year-old Volkswagen ID.3 for a spin to see how much battery it still has.
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