Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

Extrapolating from company targets, a future compact-size Lucid—think the size of Tesla Model 3 or Model Y—could decisively downsize its battery without sacrificing useful range. That becomes a low-cost way to generate big improvements in pack density and bolster the mileage of a vehicle,” Castillloux says.

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Batteries Battery Supplies GM 93

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It is only a matter of economics motivated by incentives or taxes. Already Porsche, Mercedes and other high-end automotive manufacturers are making such PHEVs because of the availability of low-cost electricity from wind and solar and the availability of government incentives which make them competitively priced in the beginning.

PHEV 150

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. GMs program relies on lithium-ion battery technology that Gioia called "cost, weight and package prohibitive." BYD said the F6DM (dual mode) sedan will go on sale in China in the fourth quarter for $20,000 to $30,000.The

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45