The “CarFax” for EV Batteries

The Inflation Reduction Act extends the EV tax credit to certain used vehicles sold through licensed dealers after January 1, 2023. Might an incentive of up to $4,000 sufficiently assuage your fears that a used EV‘s battery might be compromised by a previous owner fast-charging it too often or maintaining it too near 100 percent charge? Seattle-based Recurrent Motors Inc. is working to build buyer confidence in the health of individual used EV battery packs in much the same way CarFax reports a used car’s previous flood or crash damage, rental duty, and maintenance history.EV owners sign up with Recurrent, establishing a telematics link and sharing their EV’s vehicle identification number (VIN), from which the company learns the battery chemistry and configuration. Their zip code also suggests the climate it’ll operate in. Recurrent then checks in with the vehicle’s battery…

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