Drive batteries are the heart of electric vehicles. At Porsche, the lifespan and reliability of its high-voltage systems are engineered to match those of combustion engines: at least 15 years or 300,000 kilometres. The ageing process of a battery is inevitable but it can also be influenced. In the first two to 12 months, a lithium-ion cell typically loses one to five per cent of its capacity. Experts refer to this as the ‘initial drop’, and Porsche takes this physical effect into account…
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