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A little off topic, but due to economics of scale, will the price of cars start to plummet once nearly everything is electrified ? $5k seems cheap, even for a
by ChatGTP 3y ago
A little off topic, but due to economics of scale, will the price of cars start to plummet once nearly everything is electrified ?
$5k seems cheap, even for a retrofit, I can imagine building a new car should be even cheaper than this. Of course there is the body of the car, interior and suspension, but the whole package together should become cheap as motors and batteries become ubiquitous ?
- nradov 3y agoBatteries won't be cheap any time soon. It's totally possible to build a $5K car today. But it wouldn't meet safety or emissions requirements in most developed countries.
- ChatGTP 3y agoBecause Lithium is expensive?
- to11mtm 3y agoI mean, you're looking at up to 151$/kWH wholesale for the batteries. I'm assuming that doesn't include the cost of containers, wiring between them, logic or extra bits for the pack (e.x. IIRC Ford packs auto discharge in the cold to prevent freezing), or the cost of assembly.