News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric vehicles?. Parent comment

Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by rootusrootus on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:36AM (#34260089)
> An EV is much heavier

The most popular EVs in the US are roughly 0-10% heavier than the comparable ICEV. Yes, some EVs are much heavier.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by matsemann on Thursday January 05, 2023 @09:51AM (#34260330)
US already have insanely big cars, though. So very different than in other markets.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Does the world have enough lithium to move to electric ve... by leetcrew on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:24PM (#34263217)
what vehicles are you using for this comparison? I was surprised to see that a base model 3 weighs in the same ballpark as a 330i. however, a model s weighs >500 lbs more than a 540i, and there doesn't seem to be anything in the corolla size class that's even close to 3000 lbs.

I suspect that if this is true, it's only because the most popular cars in the US are so large that the battery weight doesn't matter as much.

[ Parent | on HN ]