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Part of it is cars get a bunch of free tax money, but most of it is that cars were at the front of the queue and locked prices in ahead of time (before the self
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
Part of it is cars get a bunch of free tax money, but most of it is that cars were at the front of the queue and locked prices in ahead of time (before the self same orders pushed prices up) and they have actual pressure to compete.
There are cheaper products, but reliability and trustworthyness is an issue. A good budget offering may decide to sell out their rep or start charging premium prices.
Budget offerings are about $250/kWh right now, or there are some for about $350 with cold weather protection.
In a few more years markets will mature a little and the price gap will be smaller.
- AtlasBarfed 4y agoThey had better, with 230 wh/kg LFP and 150 wh/kg lithium-free sodium ion coming to mass production, and those chemistries are far safer than nickel/cobalt chemistries because they don't catch on fire, the "OEM" cost of a large battery pack will certainly drop under 100$/kWh, if it already hasn't. With sodium ion the cost should drop to 50$/kWh. I guess what might happen in a decade or so with EVs with "obsolete" batteries in the used market is that you just get a used EV and you have a powerwall and a secondary/tertiary city car.
- Schroedingersat 4y agoWhat a wild and ironic twist if we actually get some increase in transit use because leaving the car at home pays for the ticket.