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EV batteries keep over 90 percent capacity after 150,000 km; seven models stand out

Electric vehicle batteries still keep the low-90 percent range of their initial capacity after about 150,000 km of driving, an analysis showed. EV diagnostics firm Aviloo compared retention rates for 20 major EV models using more than 500,000 battery health checks conducted from 2022 to 2026 across North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The results indicate degradation is generally gradual, though differences by model were large.

Mobility

Ford bets $2 billion to convert U.S. gasoline plant into EV factory

Ford is moving to expand electric-vehicle production in the United States despite reduced EV support and industry restructuring. It is investing $2 billion in Kentucky’s Louisville Assembly Plant to convert a 3 million square foot internal combustion production site into an EV-only factory under its Universal EV project. Ford plans to build a new mid-sized electric truck, the Fathom, there, with prototypes due in 2027.

Industry

EVs can go farther than EPA-rated range as driving habits make the difference

Some EV owners say their real-world driving range exceeds estimates set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, depending on speed, acceleration, regenerative braking and temperature. Drivers of Ford\'s E-Transit van reported summer ranges of about 140 to 150 miles versus an EPA rating of 116 miles, even with cargo. The EPA says it adjusts lab results downward to reflect real conditions, using correction factors and a combined city-highway weighting to produce its standardised estimate.