This will be an interesting day to reflect on in the future.
"Battery cells at $50/kWh means the technology to decarbonize most of road transport globally is already here, as opposed to in some future scenario."
EVs are cheaper than ICE now. Today.
"Battery cells at $50/kWh means the technology to decarbonize most of road transport globally is already here, as opposed to in some future scenario."
EVs are cheaper than ICE now. Today.
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And cobalt is another precious metal being stolen and sold for cheap.
And every other horror built in the name of industry. Woo.
but the bonus is there's no shortage of sodium, plus they use aluminum anodes rather than copper, which is another cost reduction.
We'll be able to mine less because of it, still a bit early in the cycle to have supply of EoL batteries
The amount of material needed to replace 100% of FF powered vehicles with BEVs is about 1% of *one year* worth of fossil fuel mining. After that it almost all comes from recycling.
I used it to scoot around to lunch today, and it is fantastic.
Someday the entire infrastructure will have to adapt and evolve at a fundamental level to avoid severely hampering transportation.
Point is that the battery isn't the issue for most ppl, it's shifting your personal transportation understanding.
Major improvements in the batteries ain't doubling your range any time soon, and even if they did you'd still have a decent range
*25km without breaking a sweat
You CAN do it if you're willing to ride on 40mph roads or weave through lots of neighborhoods,
but basically 20mile range is good enough for most things.
It's kinda like a loophole that I can tear-ass around on an electric scooter at 30mph with no licence plate or insurance.
I think the real difficulty is and will be around making sure there is charging infrastructure in multiunit buildings and figuring it out for folks who use on-street parking and the like
A $40K EV is already a big win over a $30K SUV, even if a Tesla isn't.
https://youtu.be/s2xrarUWVRQ?si=u1TKpuEe7oC12S0W
Anyone educating themselves on how it's mined?
Until cars can be on roads that transfer the charge to the vehicle without the need for a battery, there will no full transition. The Roads can use solar.
Hybrids are the transition.
Even with adding battery cost under 3.0, you’re probably better off, although it’s closer.