Yup

Will Malaysia hot climate shorten the lifespan of EV batteries faster than operation in milder climate countries?

Yeah. Even after actor things you replace like battery and such, it's confirmed reliable.

I see lexus ct200h also like prius.

Full tank 700km-ish

2011-2013 around 40-50k. Battery i saw at group they say RM3k++ with 13months warranty

Worth to buy for city drive?

This post has been edited by epsonstylux: Jun 17 2023, 02:57 PM

There won't be much reasale value for EVs. New technology for EVs are coming faster than smartphones. Its like buying the latest phone now and you have the next iteration on the pipeline already.

Don’t have to swap that out as regularly though. If need be, then it’s much cheaper than swapping out any components related to the battery.

Yes and no.

Battery don’t like high heats.

But at the same time it don’t like sub 0 temperature too. We’re already at the better end without needing to deal with winters.





This post has been edited by msacras: Jun 17 2023, 04:03 PM

Bear in mind...
1 resale value of ICE cars will also plummet once the conversion to EV accelerates. Much like demise of manual cars vs automatic cars.
2. EV upgrades at later stages should be easier eg changing battery packs, chipsets, control boards. Much like upgrading memory and motherboards of computers