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BYD Unveils Battery System That Charges EVs in Five Minutes
BYD Unveils Battery System That Charges EVs in Five Minutes
www.bloomberg.com
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I'm not in the market for a BYD but I'm stoked to see Telsa taking a beating.
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TBH nobody can compete with BYD at this point at normal consumer level.
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I just came back from Thailand. I got a Grab and driver pulls up in a BYD. I have never been in one. It is a really nice car from what I can see. I asked dude how much the car was. He said it was under ฿1M Which is $30,000 US. I was shocked.
I saw hybrids and electric cars everywhere there.
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Meanwhile, the US market keeps pumping out oversized, overpriced EVs all while the manufacturers complain about lukewarm consumer demand.
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He said it was under ฿1M Which is $30,000 US. I was shocked.
That's what heavily state subsidised and controlled manufacturing will get you. Not saying it's bad, but it is just the reason they're so cheap compared to many other brands that are not subsidised as heavily from their government.
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That puts it at a 12C charge rate. The question is how the batteries will hold up over time. Does each fast charge cycle make a noticable degradation to the capacity?
If they're using LFP it's probably okay, they can usually take higher charge and discharge rates at the cost of lower energy density. But I'd be worried if they're pushing NMC battery chemistries to 12C, as I think that'd kill the life of the battery.
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Pretty sure BYD uses LFP. There's little reason to use NMC unless you're trying to reach the absolute maximum possible range. I think that's only really an important factor in North America.
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Genuinely, even if the degradation ws ateocious I would only care in so far as its environmental impact. Long journeys in EVs suck but getting charge time down is the answer...unless hydrogen takes off
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Why when we can have lead-gasoline nazicars?
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