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LFP for EV's projected to be less than $56 per kWh within 6 months

Not a single picture of actual cell. Only renders. Is that Docans official store?
I wasn’t sure if that specific link was, so I then went to their official store and found it on their store. Price was the same. Details appeared the same.
I can’t find it anywhere on the actual Docan website though
I don’t have an Ali account or I would have inquired to see what they said
 
EV market is dying. I have to put a diesel heater in mine to drive in the cold. Getting rid of it in a few years. Oh don't buy Docan, few of mine are already having trouble charging past 3.38v. I don't see a long life for the Eve from Docan.
 
EV market is dying. I have to put a diesel heater in mine to drive in the cold. Getting rid of it in a few years. Oh don't buy Docan, few of mine are already having trouble charging past 3.38v. I don't see a long life for the Eve from Docan.
Which vehicle is this?
 
There's a whole lot going on here that's the result of different portions of the battery economy and the vehicle economy moving at different speeds, and it's not terribly indicative of anything except the market continuing to ramp up.

Lithium is down because more supply is coming online. That provides feed to rapidly expanding manufacturing which has caused a moderate price crash. This is a supply event not a demand event. It stands a very good chance of making a dent in prices and fueling the next big wave of battery adoption.

Yes, EV sales are down. It can't possibly have anything to do with interest rates on vehicle loans running in the 8% range could it? The cost difference in a vehicle loan between 2021 and now is going to be not far off the price difference between the EV and non-EV versions of a given vehicle (where that's comparable like the Kona). Also the vast majority of EV buyers are going to be aware of the subsidies in the US, the entire structure of which just changed with the '24 new year. Is it any wonder no one bought EVs in Q3-Q4'23 when they could wait six months for a better subsidy? And perhaps a lower rate?

I expect we'll see EV sales pick back up within 2024 and I imagine cells will continue to drop.
 

New EVE Cell at RE+ 2023: LF 560K (628Ah Cell)​


Several companies are releasing 500AH+ Cells Q1-2024, these include EVE, CATL, Gotion amongst a few others.
Smaller producers are either going out of business or being bought up & absorbed by the bigger players. There is a Market Housekeeping process going on which is actually overdue.

NOTE there will be some Awesome Deals BUT with a Caveat, especially with products from the smaller players. Additionally there is a lot of NOS (New Old Stock) sitting in warehouses that have to be moved which will result in some pretty aggressive marketing. IF POSSIBLE WHEN ORDERING - ASK for the Date Codes on the cells.. !! NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT WITH NOS cells but stick to less than 18 months old if possible.

Remember that the EVE-560AH cells weigh in at 11Kg/24Lbs and that WILL affect S&H.
It will also have a serious effect on how you build a battery pack...
8S - 88Kg/194Lbs 16S - 176Kg/388Lbs... Won't be popping those in a server rack or wall mount.

ALSO A WARNING There is a LOT of Bafflegab Drama-Llama crud being pushed by certain subgroups... Use Common Sense, Prudence with Critical Thinking and many punches of salt... Don't fall victim to click bait "ganda". (Especially on Youtube & X {icks}).
 
Texas is currently doubling solar capacity every year. https://www.canarymedia.com/article...er-in-utility-scale-solar-california-or-texas

But Texas is simply building solar faster than any other state. It essentially doubled its capacity from 2019 to 2020 and again from 2020 to 2021, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.

Texas added 3.7GW just in the fourth quarter of 2023. https://energycapitalhtx.com/seia-wood-mackenzie-report-texas-solar-installations

While Texas was down in new capacity added in 2022, it could very well continue to be the leader in new solar added every year.

Are his predictions that crazy? He did predict back in 2014 the cost of solar would drop to 4 to 5 cents by 2020. With current prices of storage, he will be correct once again.

Ramez Naam is another one of the crazies, yet he seems to be more right than wrong. https://www.warpnews.org/essays/solar-prices/
 
Except the part where I might never be able to buy these batteries because there is no delivery to my address.

*Currently trying to find a reputable seller selling lifepo4 at reasonable price*
 
Remember that the EVE-560AH cells weigh in at 11Kg/24Lbs and that WILL affect S&H.
It will also have a serious effect on how you build a battery pack...
8S - 88Kg/194Lbs 16S - 176Kg/388Lbs... Won't be popping those in a server rack or wall mount.
I can see a small market for rollable enclosures for the 560s, like a double wide supermicro chassis of time gone by.
 
Customers do not want entry level cars.

Margins in the car business are crap. They can't build the stuff any cheaper than they already do. All they can do is delete optional features and nobody wants a car without air conditioning and only hand crank windows with vinyl seats.
I would buy an EV work truck to replace my 2011 Ford Ranger with vinyl seats, crank windows and a 5 speed. What I won't buy is an $80,000 F150 Lightning with 4 doors, leather seats, a big screen TV in the dash, a 5 foot bed, and a 200 mile range.
 
I would buy an EV work truck to replace my 2011 Ford Ranger with vinyl seats, crank windows and a 5 speed. What I won't buy is an $80,000 F150 Lightning with 4 doors, leather seats, a big screen TV in the dash, a 5 foot bed, and a 200 mile range.

How much would you pay for the truck you would buy?
 
There is this world wide inflation thing going on... with high interest rates as a result, and people not buying stuff (as intended) to lower consumption. And as a side effect, prices drop due to less demand.

Plenty of people here in Europe want an entry level EV without the self driving, lane assist, big screens and other gimmicks: just a car to get from point A to point B where the distance between said points is pretty small (things like the Citroën ë-C3 , BYD Dolphin, etc.). Considering the financial issues, sales of cars in general, and EV's in particular, aren't that bad really.
 
There is this world wide inflation thing going on... with high interest rates as a result, and people not buying stuff (as intended) to lower consumption. And as a side effect, prices drop due to less demand.

Plenty of people here in Europe want an entry level EV without the self driving, lane assist, big screens and other gimmicks: just a car to get from point A to point B where the distance between said points is pretty small (things like the Citroën ë-C3 , BYD Dolphin, etc.). Considering the financial issues, sales of cars in general, and EV's in particular, aren't that bad really.

Those gimmicks don't add much to the cost and often get you cheaper insurance.

It's the 10 airbags, 4 catalytic converters, evaporative emission stuff, anti-lock brakes etc that drive the bulk of vehicle cost.
 
Those gimmicks don't add much to the cost and often get you cheaper insurance.

It's the 10 airbags, 4 catalytic converters, evaporative emission stuff, anti-lock brakes etc that drive the bulk of vehicle cost.
I just had a vehicle that had one of those "gimmick" sensors fail in the first year of ownership. It was in for repair at the dealer for 34 days. Ford had to send out an engineer to help get the car fixed. Please don't tell me those extra sensors don't add significant cost to a vehicle.

If the car gets into a minor accident all those sensors are a huge cost to repair, align and get working correctly.
 

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