When mass production of sodium ion 150 wh/kg cells huts mass production down to 40$/kwhr, this type of car will get even cheaper.
It seems nuts with all the issues car companies are having with EVs, but an EV is a simple motor (much smaller than an ice), brakes, axles, batteries and wires.
Domestic/ incumbent manufacturing really needs to stay on top of the segment because if they don't the Chinese are going to utterly invade America with it. The Chinese are basically designing the cheap urban car that can scale and purchase to a billion to 2 billion people in China and India.
That's why I think the sodium ion battery with a density sufficient for a 300 mile car hitting mass production at CATL and others is such a big deal.
It seems nuts with all the issues car companies are having with EVs, but an EV is a simple motor (much smaller than an ice), brakes, axles, batteries and wires.
Domestic/ incumbent manufacturing really needs to stay on top of the segment because if they don't the Chinese are going to utterly invade America with it. The Chinese are basically designing the cheap urban car that can scale and purchase to a billion to 2 billion people in China and India.
That's why I think the sodium ion battery with a density sufficient for a 300 mile car hitting mass production at CATL and others is such a big deal.