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I understand that if the battery pack of an electric car is damaged by debris etc on the road, the whole battery pack has to be replaced as it cannot be repaired. Is this correct or, if not, which cars...
Is the ZipCharge portable charger still in the planning stage or was this just a flop?
How much is a replacement main battery for a range extender BMW i3 on a 66 plate?
When we are all forced to go electric for new cars the batteries will not last forever, so what has been decided what happens with all the old car batteries?
With a petrol/diesel car you can carry a can of fuel for emergencies - what's the equivalent for an EV? I have seen ZipCharge units in the USA, but they are very expensive. Is there a reasonably priced...
I have noticed that many EV charging points are installed on the outside of houses, and not inside the garage. Is there a problem with charging in a garage?
Does fast charging reduce the life of a rechargeable battery by reducing the number of charging cycles it can go through?
If I was unfortunate and got caught in a flood that was say two feet deep, what would happen in an electric car. Would a battery short cause electrocution of occupants or cause a fire? How safe would...
For EV owners who do not have off-street home charging and are thus forced to use public EV charging, will repeated use of high Kw rapid chargers damage the battery in the long term?
What happened to solid state batteries? They were going to transform electric cars, with full charging times in minutes?
 

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