What are the leading causes of EV battery damage?

Charging behaviors and heat are the things to pay attention to.

By Erin Carson Oct. 26, 2026 6:30 pm EST Add Engadget on Google: Google Discover

Your electric vehicle's battery is pretty resilient, but that doesn't mean it's impervious to damage. A study from Geotab, a company that offers fleet tracking and management services, shows that while even the average high-use EV battery hangs on to nearly 82 percent of its original storage capacity after eight years, a handful of factors affect the rate at which it degrades.