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I keep waiting for ultracheap eGo batteries. Actually I keep waiting for ultracheap lithium ion batteries, period. They are simply not being migrated to the co
by AtlasBarfed 3y ago
I keep waiting for ultracheap eGo batteries.
Actually I keep waiting for ultracheap lithium ion batteries, period. They are simply not being migrated to the consumer segment in proportion with the cost cuts that the auto manufacturers are getting.
Like, where are my LFP and sodium ion batteries that should be dirt cheap?
This mirrors a frustration I have with consumer solar cells which are far too expensive compared to the deals utilities get.
This isn't just being cheap, there's lots of small scale stuff that consumer-level volumes can help with decarbonization. Yes, I understand that utility/industrial level price points are a special thing, but the consumer pricing is like 3x what the industrial pricing is. That means there is highway robbery.
- adolph 3y agoLaws of nature: - High volume resellers out negotiate low volume. - New high volume consumers soak up any surplus capacity of producers, maintaining prices. Why would eGo offer batteries for a lower price than what they can already sell at their current capacity to make them? Manufacturing, packaging and retail capacity is not elastic at a fine grained level.