One area where electric car batteries are beating petrol and diesel engines in South Africa

• Electric vehicle batteries typically offer an 8-year, 150,000km warranty, while engine warranties in South Africa are usually 5-7 years.
• The high-voltage traction battery is the highest-cost component in an EV, accounting for 40% to half the price of an electric vehicle.
• Most batteries retain well above 80% of their capacity by the end of their warranty, with only 8% of vehicles requiring battery replacements after 10 years.