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Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars (www.reuters.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

https://electrek.co/2021/06/16/i-bought-an-inexpensive-electric-pickup-truck-from-china-and-you-can-too/

The $2,000 price was legit, but that didn’t include batteries. It was another $300 or so for heavy lead acid batteries, $500 if I wanted a lithium-ion battery pack (3 kWh), $710 for a bigger lithium pack (5 kWh), and $1,050 if I wanted a giant lithium battery (6 kWh).

The article goes on to say that shipping is a big deal, too. It requires thousands for a space in a container. But the total clocked under $9K IIRC

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

giant, 6 kWh...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

No problem for people who work from home and only need to go shopping once a week.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

The "giant" battery should be at least 10x bigger to call it "medium sized".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah but those aren't street legal

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

How much for a sodium battery ?