# Electric car batteries last much longer than researchers and people thought. Why?

> Electric car batteries last much longer than researchers and people thought. Why? When your electric car turns ten years old, you can expect it to still have about 80 per cent of its battery capacity left.

- **Source:** [Sciencenorway](https://www.sciencenorway.no/battery-cars-and-traffic-transport/electric-car-batteries-last-much-longer-than-researchers-and-people-thought-why/2675418?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3b06f21a244f1d804b1bd9)
- **Published:** 2026-06-23
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #battery #electric #batteries #last #longer #people #researchers #thought
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