Is battery capacity weakened by charging cycles or by aging?
By both, but the main source of stress comes from charging cycles. The technology is still so new that an exhaustive answer to this question cannot yet be given. In environments where the temperature rises above 40 C, capacity reduction through aging is of greater significance than in milder conditions. Tests indicate that driving at least 200,000 kilometres on a set of lithium batteries should be possible.
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