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Exactly my thoughts. Plus, I wonder where are they going to get batteries from ;) Current hybrids pure electric range is laughable.
by comboy 9y ago
Exactly my thoughts. Plus, I wonder where are they going to get batteries from ;) Current hybrids pure electric range is laughable.
- johansch 9y ago> Plus, I wonder where are they going to get batteries from ;) Maybe here: http://nordic.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-former-right-hand-man-is-opening-a-$4billion-battery-factory-in-sweden-2017-3/ http://nordic.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-former-right-ha...
- bgarbiak 9y agoOr from LG: http://www.lgchem.com/global/lg-chem-company/information-center/press-release/news-detail-783 http://www.lgchem.com/global/lg-chem-company/information-cen... Batteries supply appears to be a solved problem quite soon.
- ckastner 9y agoOr rather from Panasonic. That's where Tesla get's its batteries from. (Tesla financed the Gigafactory, but it is operated by Panasonic, and they previously bought their lithium-battery cells from Panasonic. This is according to Tesla's own 10-K filings [1,2]). [1] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459016013195/tsla-10k_20151231.htm https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459016... [2] https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017003118/tsla-10k_20161231.htm https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459017...
- T-A 9y agohttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-28/china-is-about-to-bury-elon-musk-in-batteries https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-28/china-is-...
- mywittyname 9y agoThe range is probably not China's concern so much as emissions. Even mild hybrids reduce co2 emissions considerably (around a third). That's not accounting for the ability to power accessories without running the engine in gridlocked traffic.