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Goodbye to the idea that solar panels “die” after 25 years. A new study says the warranty does not mark the end, and real-world performance can last for decades (www.ecoticias.com)
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[–] 10 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Those do degrade. New chemistries will hopefully lead to longer lasting though. Also different tech, solar doesn't have the same chemical reaction that can degrade. Not sure how solar degrades, it might be more from the manufacturing process.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (3 children)

    the older nissan leafs didn't have any mechanisms to cool their batteries so they degraded really fast and they're about the only cars old enough to have that long range real world data on, they've fixed that issue now

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Do you guys seriously think the batteries don't degrade? They do, and they will need replacing. Plenty of hybrid batteries have been replaced. Or is everyone still stuck in "cars only last 200,000 miles" mentality, because electric motors last a hell of a lot longer.

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