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>It's a worry that, in the last few years, US manufacturers have gone way overboard on too much car per car, to the point that most American workers can't affor
by ramesh31 3y ago
>It's a worry that, in the last few years, US manufacturers have gone way overboard on too much car per car, to the point that most American workers can't afford current vehicles.
Things like the Nissan Leaf have been widely available in the US for nearly a decade now, with battery sizes from 20-40kWh. There's a market for it, but it's niche. The reality is just that EVs will never truly become mainstream in the US until there's a >60kWh budget vehicle that sells out the door under $25k. The distances are simply too much for anything less to be viable for people outside of a major metro area.
- lnsru 3y agoI share your opinion. Everything <60 kWh has no real winter range. 60 kWh battery brings me 150 miles in winter (Autobahn in Germany, not saving energy) since the regular battery shouldn’t be charged to 100% and discharged bellow 10%. That’s 2 days of commuting without charging for me.
- Tagbert 3y agoI believe that is one of the benefit of the LFP chemistry that it is not harmed by sustained charges to 100%. That should help offset the range downside sometimes listed for LFP batteries.
- uxp100 3y agoHowever, IIRC it has other problems in cold weather. With charging, I think? I know I’ve seen reports that regenerative braking is essentially completely disabled while the LFP batteries are cold.
- Turskarama 3y agoBut if you charge every day (at home) you still wouldn't ever need to supercharge, so it's still enough range for 95% of driving.
- idontwantthis 3y agoI think if it cost less than $20k new it would be the perfect second car.