Chris Meier wrote:
Well said, Martin. I too would prefer the 40kwh pack. Why invest in
1.5x or 2x, or needlessly use up that battery plant capacity. I would
though like to be able to add or swap in up to 2x at the first
supercharger station and return it there on the return leg, should I
take any long trips.
24kwh packs are marginally sized for MN, this winter we're close to
an all time record for length/amount of cold much of it below zero F.
I'm curious to know how the leaf's are holding up.
I agree with Martin and Chris. Hugely oversizing the pack to get the
same range as ICEs does not make sense when your garage is your gas
station. You're paying more for batteries, and hauling around extra
weight, which lowers performance and efficiency to no purpose.
Electric cars are ideal commuter vehicles; cheap, efficient, and clean.
Daily commutes generally have a short repeatable driving pattern, and
cost is more important than range. People don't commute in Ferraris or
Teslas; they do it in Toyotas and Hondas that are far more cost effective.
We already know how to build efficient EVs that get 200 wh/mile or
better. With such a car, you don't need an exotic expensive battery pack
to get your daily range. A 20 KWh pack (half the size of the smallest
Tesla) would still give you a 100 mile range.
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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw
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