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Currently EVs are < 1% of cars. What Tesla showed today was a path to increase that significantly with the cost per kWh reduced by 56% and 7x improvement in fac

• itsoktocry 6y ago
  >What Tesla showed today was a path to increase that significantly with the cost per kWh reduced by 56% and 7x improvement in factory production footprint. I'm going to withhold judgment until they are actually doing any of these things.
• zlorch 6y ago
  > with the cost per kWh reduced by 56% as i said, Elon making claims. In 2016 he claimed that by 2018 their battery packs would cost less than $100/kwh. Its 2020 now and they still cost around $150. Why do you believe him this time? I'll be interested once Tesla actually delivers on those claims.
  • jurgemaister 6y ago
    > Its 2020 now and they still cost around $150 I'd be interested in seeing a source for this. afaik there aren't any public sources on what price Tesla pays for $/kWh at pack level.
    • zlorch 6y ago
      you are right. The $150/kwh is current industry estimates of Tesla's cost. The exact number isnt really important, the point is that years ago they where supposed to be at $100 and now they once again claim they'll be at $100 in a couple years. "We promise guys, this time we know what we are talking about"