By this 2024 summer even lower battery prices. Battery prices collapsing, grid-tied energy storage expanding
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2024-03-04 EV Battery Prices To Fall 40% By 2025
The graph shows the battery prices fell substantially since last year. “”So EVs will be cheaper than ICEVs in 2025…””
2024-03-02 Waymo Is Way Ahead Of Tesla FSD – Reader Comment
Somewhat harsh words from a reader about Tesla’s FSD – Full Self-driving. Yes, Waymo (from Google) may be ahead, and that’s good. Commenter says Waymo uses AI and LLM too. We need competition in the ASD – autonomous self-driving field. Tesla Is Way Behind Waymo — Reader Comment
2024-03-01 CATL, BYD To Slash Battery Prices by 50% in 2024
The battery is the most expensive piece of an EV, so lower costs will reduce the COGS – cost of goods sold, thus the consumer will be able to get an EV for even less. This makes the EVs more competitive with gas guzzlers. It will also make the $25,000 EV easier to build. CATL,
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2024-02-13 Tesla To Build Largest 164 Stall Supercharging Station In California
That’s a lot of stalls! I also made a few calculations. The canopies at GF Texas have 9 by 4 = 36 solar panels. Assume each panel puts out 350 Watts. 350 * 36 = 12.6 kW. Each canopy covers 4 stalls, so 164 stalls divided by 4 = 41 canopies. 12.6 kW * 41
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2024-02-07 Myth: EVs will Crash The Grid – Rosie 1 Min. Short
Rosie Barnes *debunks* the myth that Electric Vehicles will crash the grid – she shows that EVs will charge during the daytime and power the grid during the dark. 1 min. YouTube video.
2024-02-02 ReVolve Battery Energy Storage Product Uses Second-life Nissan Leaf EV Battery Packs
Stationary battery energy storage systems are a great way to reuse used EV batteries. Quote: “”The ReVolve battery energy storage product uses second-life Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (EV) battery packs coupled with patented cell-level control technology that combines an integrated battery management system (BMS) and inverter hardware solution.”” PV self-consumption rising as batteries cut grid
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2024-01-29 Tony Seba’s Prediction Is Sooner Than He Predicted: EV Battery Prices Down To Half
Sam the Electric Viking tells us in this 9 min. YouTube video. Tony Seba (RethinkX) predicted EV battery prices would fall 50% by 2027. It now looks like it may happen this year. Last year they reduced prices by 30%. This is important because 35 to 40% of the cost of the EV is the
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2024-01-24 Tesla’s Next Generation EV Coming In 2025
Suppliers are letting little secrets leak out. I think there will be a lot more low cost Tesla EVs reserved than the 2 million Cybertrucks. Tesla next-gen electric cars are coming in 2025, supplier sources say Elon Musk said late 2025 at the shareholder meeting today, Jan 24. Elon Musk: Tesla aims for next-gen EV
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