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"French car brand Renault believes they’ve got the key to more affordable EV
batteries, and their new LFP tech promises to slash the costs of production by
40%. The result? New, desirable EVs with a sub-20K price tag that
aren’t made
in China.
Spanish news site
Motorpasión is reporting that Renault, like Ford, is
embracing a more affordable lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistries
that are safer, cheaper, and less dependent on rare mineral mining than
conventional li-ion batteries.
That’s a big change from the recent past. Because they’re less energy dense and
weigh a bit more than comparably-sized lithium-ion NMC
(nickel-manganese-cobalt) batteries, European automakers looked down on LFPs.
But with Chinese automakers like BYD, MG, and Leapmotor flooding Europe with
affordable LFP-powered EVs, that stigma is fading fast."
Via Susan ****
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