• Hamartiogonic
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    2 months ago

    Very interesting. I wonder how those manufacturers are planning to make these cars cheaper? Do they just have a smaller battery, or do they go with LFP instead of NMC or NCA?

    • DavidGarcia@feddit.nl
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      2 months ago

      probably buying batteries from china, since there is no one even close to competitve with them, like BYD’s Blade battery. And then competing on everything else, for example by cutting down on all the superfluous crap they put in to massively overinflate car prices over the last 20 years.

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      2 months ago

      Renault has been doing the Zoe at roughly this price point for about a decade already, although there was a monthly lease on the battery so there’s an ongoing cost. I see quite a few of them going around here, though they’re not a huge presence. They’re simple but pleasant on the inside

      • Hamartiogonic
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        2 months ago

        LOL, “batteries not included” has a whole new meaning now.

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          Not really. It is clearly a thing of the past, when batteries were expensive and not as reliable as today. Don’t forget that the zoe was released 10 years ago.