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Hmm. Nice work doing the math out. My statement was evidently erroneous. Which component makes the battery so expensive, then? Do you know? I am not really fami
by aerovistae 10y ago
Hmm. Nice work doing the math out. My statement was evidently erroneous. Which component makes the battery so expensive, then? Do you know? I am not really familiar with its make-up past the lithium.
One thing to consider, though, is that lithium coming from Chile is going to have a significant mark-up owing to transportation and tariff costs. Do your numbers take that into account, or were you looking at the raw material value?
- alex_hirner 10y agoLithium makes up ~11% of a pack, according to this source. Anode and cathode materials together incur around three times as much cost. https://www.quora.com/How-will-Tesla-deal-with-the-rising-cost-of-lithium-and-falling-oil-prices/answer/Jared-Croft https://www.quora.com/How-will-Tesla-deal-with-the-rising-co...