Recurrent is an organization with a mission of “providing more transparency and confidence in pre-owned electric car transactions,” in order to “accelerate the overall adoption of electric vehicles.” In Late March, they released a report titled “How Long Do Electric Car Batteries Last?” With their permission, we’re summarizing some of their conclusions and sharing their data charts. (The entire report is worth your time; you can read it here.)

Report author Liz Najman points out a salient fact about all lithium-ion batteries: as soon as they’re born, they start to die.

“Lithium ion batteries start to degrade as soon as they are made and that affects available range as cars age. … Even if you never use lithium ion batteries, they slowly lose power and efficiency over time.”

Her report has three topline conclusions:

With Recurrent's permission, let’s take a look at the data.