Battery longevity is a big worry for buyers, especially of second-hand vehicles. We reported on Recurrent’s “CarFax for batteries,” and this is the same concept, only it’s owned and operated by the OEM. Benefits include higher confidence in stated residual values of leased vehicles, or possibly residual values pegged to certain states of battery health at the end of the lease and engaging owner/lessees in the process of optimizing their battery’s health, by infrequently charging to 100 percent, sparing use of DC fast-charging, etc. Such data could also suggest over-the-air updates that could improve battery life.
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