When GM agreed to unionize its EV battery plants, we applauded the move, believing that the destructive UAW strike would end with the US Big Three legacy automakers and their unions beginning to come to terms with the EV future. We were wrong. As of this writing, the UAW has reached a tentative agreement with... Read more »
one of their downsides is their lower energy density. You can’t get those 400 mile range cars out of them as they’d take up too much space.
Unlike other chemistries LFP batteries can be charged to 100% with minimal impact on degradation. So you can get more out of the battery instead of the 20-80% range being the optimal way to keep its best performance.
This seems like a reasonable trade-off to make, no?
This seems like a reasonable trade-off to make, no?
Oh it’s absolutely worth it if you don’t want the 300+mile cars or trucks.
And with enough time as the chemistry improves as they all do, they’ll slowly creep up making them an even better choice.
I’m happy to see others adopting the tech.