EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage demand as early as 2030

Re:EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage ... by manmal on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @02:42AM (#34424352)

There are 100kWh EVs out there, and they will quickly increase in number. For them, 500km is a rather conservative estimate.

> I would expect them to get recycled and put back into cars

In that case, you'd also get something in return for not having used those cycles. It's a matter of choice then - do I rent out my battery during use, or do I sell it after 8 years.

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Re:EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage ... by throwaway894345 on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:40AM (#34428018)

I don't doubt they exist, I doubt that they're common enough to treat as the general case.

> In that case, you'd also get something in return for not having used those cycles. It's a matter of choice then - do I rent out my battery during use, or do I sell it after 8 years.

Yeah, but which is more economical is the salient question.

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Re:EV batteries alone could satisfy short-term grid storage ... by manmal on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:34PM (#34430854)

I agree, that’s an interesting question. You‘d need to factor in a fair bit of uncertainty due to inflation, future battery prices etc

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