The general public is struggling to cast off misinformation that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt about electric vehicles. One of the most common questions we are asked when presenting our car at the many EV events we attend each year is: “What does it cost to replace the battery?” Behind this question is the assumption that EV batteries don’t last very long, that replacement cost is prohibitive and, therefore, why on earth would you by one?
Behind every piece of misinformation in our world, there is a small element of truth. These bits of negative information circulate constantly on the internet and seem to never be updated. Refuting them seems to make no difference — up they come again like a whack a mole on a Groundhog Day rerun!
I have a friend with an old Mitsubishi i-MiEV…
Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.