Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries

Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries by bonzini on Sunday July 24, 2022 @05:35AM (#32211763)

10 kWh is less than 40 miles / 60 km. It's good enough for grocery shopping but it would be akin to always running with your fuel light on and with 1/20th of the fueling stations (ok you would charge at nighttime). I wouldn't be comfortable with that unless I am going to pay for it half of an equivalent ICE car.

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Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries by kissiel on Sunday July 24, 2022 @06:20AM (#32211963)

I've used a PHEV with 40km of range on electric. It was 100% enough for doing daily driving. I would love to see a small town-oriented not shitboxy EV that's cheaper than fiat500/mini-e.

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Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries by bonzini on Sunday July 24, 2022 @05:01PM (#32217674)

Sure, but it's plugin so there's a backup. The parent didn't mention plugin, and a pure electric with a 10 kWh battery might not even be enough to pick up someone at the airport or to visit a friend in the weekend.

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Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries by hattmall on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:42PM (#32216353)

That's like 80lbs of LFP batteries, I really don't see why there isn't some easy way to add this to existing ICE cars.

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Re:Ford's answer to EV supply chain hell: Cheaper batteries by bonzini on Sunday July 24, 2022 @05:06PM (#32217735)

Retrofitting is a completely different story, I agree.

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