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> Batteries are indistinguishable components, cars aren't. It's the batteries that are commodities. They're not though, that's the thing. There's absolutely no
by aphextron 6y ago
> Batteries are indistinguishable components, cars aren't. It's the batteries that are commodities.
They're not though, that's the thing. There's absolutely nothing new about EV's themselves; they've existed for a century. The entire reason they're taking off now is battery technology. Being able to manufacture enough cells with enough energy density for a low enough cost is the actual secret sauce for any EV manufacturer.
- ed_balls 6y agoAnd they will be commodities in less than 10 years. What is the range that would cover 99.99% of use cases? 500 miles/800km? After that it's just a bragging number. Tesla will release new model S that can do it. It took them 10 years of optimisation to achieve this number.
- codeulike 6y agoThere's absolutely nothing new about EV's themselves; they've existed for a century. This is nonsense. The drivetrain in a tesla or a Kia or Hyundai bears no resemblance to stuff that was around 100 years ago. To make a good EV you need: - good battery cells - thousands of those cells combined into an intelligent and well designed battery pack (with cooling, heating, monitoring etc) - an efficient drivetrain All three of those elements need to be right, and thats why e.g. competent manufacturers like Audi are still struggling to make an EV with decent range at a decent price