▲ 355 ▼ The Sodium-Ion Battery Revolution Has Started (cleantechnica.com) submitted 1 year ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world 119 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/693048 Comments
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) What car anywhere is sub $20k? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago* The Kia Soul is just over $20k, but not EV. The Nissan Leaf is about $30k w/ ~300 mile range (my local area's cheapest is $36k, but I guess that's because they don't carry base trims), and a replacement battery is something like $5-10k, depending on size. That's pretty close to that $20k target, and given that the Soul is around that $20k price, I could see a manufacturer getting a sodium-ion based EV with limited range (say, 100-150 miles) right around $20k. The Slate truck is targeting $25k or so, so if the battery prices are similar to the Leaf, that's your $20k vehicle right there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago* The Kia Soul is just over $20k, but not EV. The Nissan Leaf is about $30k w/ ~300 mile range (my local area's cheapest is $36k, but I guess that's because they don't carry base trims), and a replacement battery is something like $5-10k, depending on size. That's pretty close to that $20k target, and given that the Soul is around that $20k price, I could see a manufacturer getting a sodium-ion based EV with limited range (say, 100-150 miles) right around $20k. The Slate truck is targeting $25k or so, so if the battery prices are similar to the Leaf, that's your $20k vehicle right there. permalink fedilink source parent