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Re:EVs Are Essential Grid-Scale Storage by theluketaylor on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @10:05AM (#34519066)
Most cars use NCA or NMC chemistry which has 500ish cycles. Grid storage will soon use LFP which is cheaper to begin with and has 5000+ cycles. It has a lower density than other chemistries and very poor cold weather performance, making it less ideal for vehicles (though Tesla is using it in the standard range model 3 now). Those downsides don't matter for grid storage and really change the economics of charge/discharge.
Re:EVs Are Essential Grid-Scale Storage by appletrotter on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @01:26PM (#34522170)
> has 500ish cycles

That's on the low end, like if you're fully charging/discharging the battery frequently.