News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production. Parent comment

Re:Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US p... by spaceguillotine on Friday May 03, 2024 @04:50PM (#40252244)
that much range currently costs about $6000 for a Nissan replacement. Rumors are a longer range current EV battery like in the Ioniq is $50k to replace.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US p... by dzhiurgis on Friday May 03, 2024 @04:57PM (#40252302)
I don’t expect replacements to drop in price.

Also that’s just cell cost. It takes quite a bit to assemble a pack, plus profit margin.

p.s. I doubt that rumour, unless Hyundai really likes to milk their customers. Teslas largest packs are less than 20k. Small ones less than 10k (which is how much I save per year because power is cheap and gas is expensive here).

[ Parent | on HN ]