False or Fact

The battery is damaged by being fully charged **FALSE. **It does not harm the battery to be fully charged. Especially because the 100% you see in the display is not the battery's 100%. The car manufacturers have ensured that a buffer is inserted so it isn't possible to charge the battery to the actual 100%. However, be aware that leaving the battery fully charged for a long period of time can reduce the lifespan of the battery. Here, however, it should be mentioned that the car manufacturers have a battery guarantee that is typically valid for eight years. If you lease your car through Ayvens, you therefore do not have to worry about the lifespan of the battery. Electric cars cannot drive as far on one charge as they are set for **TRUE**. The range of cars is measured according to a special global measuring standard called WLTP and is a uniform test method for determining fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. An electric car's actual range is between 10 and 20 percent shorter than their WLTP norm indicates. This is because the WLTP value is calculated in a way that does not take into account individual driving patterns and special local conditions. The range is affected by, among other things: Speed, temperature, weight and wind.An electric car pollutes more during its lifetime than a petrol car **FALSE**. That is not correct. Calculations from the Climate Council show that an electric car is greener already after 50,000 kilometers. In addition, we are getting better at making good electric cars, and part of the battery production has moved to Europe, where we have cleaner production methods than most other places in the world.The range becomes shorter when driving on the motorway **TRUE. **The speed is very important for the range. It will affect the range when you get over 100 kilometers per hour. Also note that there can be a big difference in the range when driving in summer and winter, just as wind and rain can drag it down.It can be dangerous to use the emergency charger in a regular power outlet **TRUE**. The problem lies in the home's electrical installation. As a general rule, you should therefore not charge your car via an electrical outlet if you do not know the details of electrical outlets, cables, fuses, etc.Electric cars are completely silent **FALSE**. They are far less noisy than a petrol or diesel engine, but not completely silent. You will mainly hear wind and tire noise. When driving at low speed, many electric cars also emit a sound to warn pedestrians.There are not enough charging options **FALSE**. There are over 5,000 charging stations in Denmark. However, there can be challenges in the larger cities, where there are many people who want to charge their electric car. However, the government has entered into a broad agreement which means that Denmark must have around 23,000 charging points by 2025.Electric cars lose much of their value **PARTLY TRUE.** We do not yet know for sure whether electric cars will fall more in price than petrol and diesel cars. A good electric car will still be running well in five years, so there will be a demand for used electric cars. The uncertainty stems from the fact that manufacturers' battery guarantees typically expire after eight years. Then some electric cars can potentially face large costs for replacing the battery, and this can drag the price down. If, on the other hand, you lease your car through Ayvens, you do not have to worry about the value of the electric car, as Ayvens guarantees the residual value of the car.An electric car cannot tow a trailer **WRONG**. Many electric cars are eventually approved to cover 1,000 kg or more. However, it will vary from variant to variant. Also be aware that the range will be significantly reduced if you connect a trailer/campervan to an electric car. You can check how much the electric car can pull [here](targetSelf:https://fdm.dk/alt-om-biler/elbil-hybridbil/alt-om-livet-med-elbil/kan-du-faa-anhaengertraek-til-din-elbil-eller).The electric car's battery is damaged by many rapid charges **PARTLY TRUE.** In theory, it can wear out more on a high-voltage battery to be fast-charged, rather than charging the battery normally. However, there is no evidence yet that this is a real problem.New electric cars are getting cheaper **TRUE**. Prices will very likely fall as production increases and more and more producers enter the market. Right now there is great demand for batteries, which are the most expensive component in an electric car, but this too will probably change in the future.It takes a long time to charge the battery **TRUE**. It takes longer to charge the battery of the electric car than to refuel the petrol car. It can take electric cars anywhere from 5 to 24 hours to charge from 0 to 100 with the charger at home, or 25-45 minutes from 10 to 80 percent with a fast charger. It depends on, among other things, the car's charger, battery size and the charging stand. Many choose to have a charging station set up at home so that you can charge at night.It requires several apps, cards and chips to charge your electric car **PARTLY TRUE. **It is not like with petrol and diesel cars, where you can just use you credit card at the service stations. You typically set up a subscription with one of the big charging operators, which gives easy access to their network and often also to the others. Nine Danish charging operators, which cover 95 percent of the market, have agreed to do mutual roaming, which will make it even easier to be an electric car owner. If you lease through LeasePlan, we ensure that the driver of the company car is prepared for kWh refueling throughout the EU with a charging card that can roam at 95% of all charging providers.