CARS

Nice News -  We already knew that electric vehicle batteries typically last longer than the batteries in their gas-fueled counterparts. But thanks to a recent study, we also now know that EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than researchers previously thought, meaning users could get an extra few years out of their packs and cars.
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The old info was based on lab tests where engineers evaluated batteries at a constant rate of discharge. But a team at Stanford University discovered that when EV cars are subject to real-life driving conditions, their power sources are more durable than the original labs showed.
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“We’ve not been testing EV batteries the right way,” study co-author Simona Onori said in a statement. “To our surprise, real driving with frequent acceleration, braking that charges the batteries a bit, stopping to pop into a store, and letting the batteries rest for hours at a time, helps batteries last longer.”
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Plus, good news for drivers who like to put the pedal to the metal: It turns out pressing the pedal hard with your foot doesn’t speed up aging, and may actually slow it down.