(11 Jan 2023, 7:55 pm)deanmachine wrote A battery in a motor vehicle is not comparable to that of your smart phone, despite them being made of the same material. Automotive batteries used in high end vehicles that are correctly heated and cooled to maintain an optimum operating temperature barely degrade at all.

Older cars with systems like these such as the Tesla Model S and BMW i3 still have well over 90% of their original capability, the original Nissan Leaf, which doesn't have battery conditioning is more comparable to an old iPhone however. I'm not an expert in what is used in buses, but if it's like that of Tesla or BMW, they'll be fine for their usual service life.

Even after, their batteries will hopefully continue to be used as storage in people's homes/businesses, as there's usually plenty of life left in them even after their automotive life is finished.

The Yutongs actually use Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries rather than Lithium-ion batteries used in most EVs and smartphones.

I can't be arsed to google this, so I might be making this up, but I believe LFP batteries have a lower energy density than Li-ion batteries and don't charge as fast, but have much better longevity and can be charged 0-100% without issue unlike Li-ion.

Tesla have started using LFP batteries in their lower end Model 3s as they're cheaper to produce and don't use as many (if any) rare earth metals